Supramolecular hydrogelators and hydrogels: from soft matter to molecular biomaterials

X Du, J Zhou, J Shi, B Xu - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
In this review we intend to provide a relatively comprehensive summary of the work of
supramolecular hydrogelators after 2004 and to put emphasis particularly on the …

Fmoc-modified amino acids and short peptides: simple bio-inspired building blocks for the fabrication of functional materials

K Tao, A Levin, L Adler-Abramovich… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Amino acids and short peptides modified with the 9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl (Fmoc)
group possess eminent self-assembly features and show distinct potential for applications …

Controlling cancer cell fate using localized biocatalytic self-assembly of an aromatic carbohydrate amphiphile

RA Pires, YM Abul-Haija, DS Costa… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We report on a simple carbohydrate amphiphile able to self-assemble into nanofibers upon
enzymatic dephosphorylation. The self-assembly can be triggered by alkaline phosphatase …

[HTML][HTML] Fabrication and characterization of quercetin loaded casein phosphopeptides-chitosan composite nanoparticles by ultrasound treatment: Factor optimization …

Q Liang, X Sun, H Raza, MA Khan, H Ma… - Ultrasonics sonochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Ultrasound treatment was used to successfully prepare Quercetin (Qu)-loaded Casein
phosphopeptides (CPP)/chitosan (CS) nanoparticles. Compared with the control, the above …

Soy peptide nanoparticles by ultrasound-induced self-assembly of large peptide aggregates and their role on emulsion stability

Y Zhang, F Zhou, M Zhao, L Lin, Z Ning, B Sun - Food Hydrocolloids, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, soy peptide nanoparticles (SPN), originated from large peptide aggregates
formed during hydrolysis of soy protein isolate, were fabricated using ultrasound, and were …

Single amino acid based thixotropic hydrogel formation and pH-dependent morphological change of gel nanofibers

J Nanda, A Biswas, A Banerjee - Soft Matter, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
A single amino acid (phenylalanine) based pyrene conjugated low molecular weight
hydrogelator has been discovered. This amino acid derivative has been found to form …

Self-assembly dipeptide hydrogel: The structures and properties

L Li, L Xie, R Zheng, R Sun - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Self-assembly peptide-based hydrogels are well known and popular in biomedical
applications due to the fact that they are readily controllable and have biocompatibility …

Highly specific dual enzyme-mediated payload release from peptide-coated silica particles

PD Thornton, A Heise - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2010 - ACS Publications
Stimuli-responsive gate mechanisms offer potential for the controlled passage of payload
molecules from a porous carrier vehicle on-demand. We describe a method for the enzyme …

Redox-responsive, core cross-linked polyester micelles

Z Zhang, L Yin, C Tu, Z Song, Y Zhang, Y Xu… - ACS macro …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Monomethoxy poly (ethylene glycol)-b-poly (Tyr (alkynyl)-OCA), a biodegradable
amphiphilic block copolymer, was synthesized by means of ring-opening polymerization of 5 …

β-Amino acid containing proteolitically stable dipeptide based hydrogels: encapsulation and sustained release of some important biomolecules at physiological pH …

J Nanda, A Banerjee - Soft Matter, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Two N-terminally protected dipeptides with a β-amino acid residue form hydrogels at
physiological pH and temperature. These two hydrogels have been characterized by various …