Fmoc-diphenylalanine self assembles to a hydrogel via a novel architecture based on π–π interlocked β-sheets

Smith, Andrew and Williams, Richard and Tang, Claire and Coppo, Paolo and Collins, Richard and Turner, Michael and Saiani, Alberto and Ulijn, Rein Vincent (2008) Fmoc-diphenylalanine self assembles to a hydrogel via a novel architecture based on π–π interlocked β-sheets. Advanced Materials, 20 (1). pp. 37-41. ISSN 1521-4095 (https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200701221)

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Abstract

The self assembly of peptide hydrogelators that carry aromatic substituents can be modeled by a novel nanocylindrical architecture. The proposed model suggests that the nanocylinders are formed by anti-parallel β-sheets interlocked by the π-stacking interactions of fluorenyl groups and phenyl rings. This explanation is consistent with the structures observed in TEM and the data obtained by a variety of spectroscopic techniques.

ORCID iDs

Smith, Andrew, Williams, Richard, Tang, Claire, Coppo, Paolo, Collins, Richard, Turner, Michael, Saiani, Alberto and Ulijn, Rein Vincent ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7974-3779;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:35642
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    1 January 2008
    Published
    11 December 2007
    Published Online
    Subjects:Science > Chemistry
    Department:Faculty of Science > Pure and Applied Chemistry
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:07 Nov 2011 14:37
    Last modified:22 Nov 2024 03:50
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/35642
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