Superhelical Crystallization In article number e10542, Jiahao Zhang, Guanghong Wei, Hai Xu, Kai Tao, and co-workers clarify the peptides hierarchical crystallization, evolving from initially flexible, twisted fibrils bundling to ribbons then ripening to robust, plate-like crystals composed of superhelices. This multi-scale evolution enables architectural controls and unlocks exceptional capabilities, endorsing the polymorphic phase transformation during peptide crystallization and connect the bioinspired periodic, robust organizations and non-periodic, flexible aggregations.
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