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CONCLUSIONS
As understood from the various research studies, proteins and peptides can self-assemble into vari-
ous structures like nanotubes, nanovesicles, and three-dimensional peptide matrices with interwo-
ven nanofibers. The increasing interest in bionanotechnology has stimulated numerous researchers to
scrutinize biological elements and to learn from nature. These nanoscale structures and their versatile
applications have inspired numerous researchers to apply them in various fields of bionanotechnology,
tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and dentistry. The formation of self-assembled structure is
more energy efficient than directed self-assembly. Further investigation of self-assembly of peptides
will contribute in a significant way to the development of novel nanobiomaterials, and play an impor-
tant role in the progress of emerging field of nanobiotechnology, regenerative medicine, and dentistry.
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