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Peptide Applications in Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Bioengineering

  • 2nd Edition - December 1, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Sotirios Koutsopoulos
  • Language: English

Peptide Applications in Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Second Edition offers a practical approach to the field of peptide science and applications of peptid… Read more

Description

Peptide Applications in Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Second Edition offers a practical approach to the field of peptide science and applications of peptide-based materials in biomedicine, biotechnology, and bioengineering. This thoroughly revised new edition provides a much-needed update on the field, as well as introducing a new section on the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in peptide design and discovery. After a general introduction to peptides, the book reviews a broad range of peptide applications, from immunoengineering, vaccines, imaging, cancer therapy, antimicrobial treatment and much more.Peptide Applications in Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Second Edition is a valuable resource for biomaterial experts, bioengineers, chemical engineers, synthetic chemists, and drug discovery scientists.

Key features

  • Provides practical coverage of the fundamental structure, chemistry, synthesis methods, and properties of peptides for biomedical applications
  • Details the broad range of biomedical applications for peptides, from drug delivery to nanoelectronics and more
  • Includes a new section on the use of AI and ML in biomedical peptide design and discovery

Readership

Researchers, academics and post-graduate students from a broad range of disciplines, including biomaterials, polymer science, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering and biosciences, who have an interest in the design and development of peptides for biomedical applications

Table of contents

Part 1: An Introduction to Peptides

1. Structure, Chemistry, and Properties of Peptides

2. Synthesis of Naturally Existing and Rationally Designed Peptides

Part 2: Peptide Applications in Biomedicine and Medical Technology

3. Biologically Active Peptides

4. Antimicrobial Peptides

5. Peptides for Biopharmaceutical Applications

6. Peptide Nutraceuticals

7. Peptides in Immunoengineering

8. Peptide-Based Vaccines

9. Cell-Penetrating Peptides

10. Tumor-Penetrating Peptides

11. Antigenic Peptides

12. Peptides as Therapeutics

13. Self-Assembling Peptides in Biomedical Engineering

14. Applications of Ultra-Short Self-Assembling Peptides

15. Peptides in Regenerative Medicine Applications

16. Peptide-Based Systems for Drug Delivery

17. Peptides in Medical Technology and Imaging

Part 3: Peptide Applications in Biotechnology and Bioengineering

18. Peptide Surfactants in Membrane Protein Purification and Stabilization

19. Peptide Phage Display Libraries

20. Catalysis by Peptides

Part 4: Peptide Applications in Nanotechnology

21. Peptide Biomimicry in Nanotechnology

22. Peptides for the Construction of Nanostructured Materials

23. Peptide-Based Nanowires for Nanoelectronics

24. Peptide Nanosensors

Part 5: Peptide Applications in Biotechnology and Bioengineering

25. AI/ML-Assisted Peptide Design

26. AI to Discover Novel, Therapeutic and Commercial Food-Derived Peptides

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: December 1, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Sotirios Koutsopoulos

Sotirios Koutsopoulos, Ph.D. is a Senior Principal Scientist at Pfizer. He has held senior level positions in industry (Pfizer, i2o Tx, etc.), academia (MIT, UPenn, etc.), and as an advisor for biotech and consulting firms.

He has authored more than 60 research papers, reviews, editorials, book chapters, and patents. He is on the Editorial Board of Cells, PLoS ONE, and Current Proteomics.

Dr. Koutsopoulos has worked for more than 20 years on designer peptides with diverse applications in tissue engineering, tissue regeneration, drug delivery, biotechnology (for the stabilization of membrane proteins), bioengineering (for the development of nanoelectronic devices), and immunomodulatory peptides, and more recently, on the formulation and delivery of a variety of pharmaceutical compounds including peptides.

His background in chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, and biology and his expertise in the design and formulation of novel peptide sequences provide him with a broad overview of peptide research and allow him to identify scientific avenues which will shape the future of health sciences
Affiliations and expertise
Pfizer Global Research and Development – Cambridge Molecular Pharmaceutics / Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cambridge MA, USA