A new investigation into the self-assembly of a key anti-wrinkle cream component could lead to better skincare and regenerative medicine, according to the scientists who conducted the study.
Ian Hamley, at the University of Reading, UK, and colleagues looked at the suprastructures formed by a commercially available peptide amphiphile (PA) known as Matrixyl®. They found that it forms giant nanotapes with the peptide epitopes on the surface of the tapes, which they think is important in stimulating collagen production.
Find out more about in the group’s ChemComm communication.
