Metastable hydrogels from aromatic dipeptides
Conte, M. P. and Singh, N. and Sasselli, I. R. and Escuder, B. and Ulijn, R. V. (2016) Metastable hydrogels from aromatic dipeptides. Chemical Communications, 52 (96). pp. 13889-13892. ISSN 1359-7345 (https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CC05821C)
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Abstract
We demonstrate that the well-known self-assembling dipeptide diphenylalanine (FF) and its amidated derivative (FF-NH2) can form metastable hydrogels upon sonication of the dipeptide solutions. The hydrogels show instantaneous syneresis upon mechanical contact resulting in rapid expulsion of water and collapse into a semi-solid gel.
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Conte, M. P.


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Item type: Article ID code: 59409 Dates: DateEvent8 November 2016Published8 November 2016Published Online8 November 2016Accepted14 July 2016SubmittedKeywords: metastable hydrogels, self-assembling dipeptide, diphenylalanine, Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Metals and Alloys, Ceramics and Composites, Chemistry(all), Catalysis, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials Subjects: Science > Chemistry Department: Faculty of Science > Pure and Applied Chemistry
Technology and Innovation Centre > BionanotechnologyDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 12 Jan 2017 10:26 Last modified: 28 Mar 2023 09:39 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/59409
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