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Peptide-conjugated Polymers to Mimic Natural ECM 3.1.3.3.3 Peptide-based Biomaterials Responsive to Environmental Cues 3.1.3.3.4 Self-assembling Peptides as Biomaterials 3.1.3.4 Therapeutic Peptides and Market 3.1.3.4.1 Chemical Strategies to Improve Peptide Biological Activity 3.1.3.4.2 Market 3.1.4 Conclusions References 3.2 Targeting Calcium-mediated Excitotoxicity in the CNS 3.2.1 Introduction 3.2.2 Glutamate and Glutamate Receptors 3.2.2.1 AMPA Receptors 3.2.2.2 Kainate Receptors 3.2.2.3 NMDA Receptors 3.2.3 The Role of Calcium in Normal Neuronal Biochemistry 3.2.4 Excitotoxicity 3.2.5 The Role of Calcium in Excitotoxic Neuronal Biochemistry 3.2.6 Diseases that are Potentially Exacerbated by Calcium- mediated Excitotoxicity 3.2.6.1 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)