Design of nanostructures based on aromatic peptide amphiphiles

S Fleming, RV Ulijn - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Aromatic peptide amphiphiles are gaining popularity as building blocks for the bottom-up
fabrication of nanomaterials, including gels. These materials combine the simplicity of small …

Soft-nanocomposites of nanoparticles and nanocarbons with supramolecular and polymer gels and their applications

S Bhattacharya, SK Samanta - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Gel-nanocomposites are rapidly emerging functional advanced materials having
widespread applications in materials and biological sciences. Herein, we review syntheses …

Effects of nanocellulose on sodium alginate/polyacrylamide hydrogel: Mechanical properties and adsorption-desorption capacities

Y Yue, X Wang, J Han, L Yu, J Chen, Q Wu… - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, interpenetrating polymer network (IPN)-structured hydrogels were fabricated
through the crosslinking of neutral polyacrylamide (PAM, the first flexible network) and the …

Metallogels: availability, applicability, and advanceability

H Wu, J Zheng, AL Kjøniksen, W Wang… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introducing metal components into gel matrices provides an effective strategy to develop soft
materials with advantageous properties such as: optical activity, conductivity, magnetic …

[HTML][HTML] Structural, functional and mechanical performance of advanced Graphene-based composite hydrogels

S Hussain, SS Maktedar - Results in Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Graphene-based composite hydrogels have emerged as promising materials with unique
properties due to the incorporation of graphene nanosheets within a hydrogel matrix. This …

Injectable magnetic-responsive short-peptide supramolecular hydrogels: ex vivo and in vivo evaluation

MC Mañas-Torres, C Gila-Vilchez… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The inclusion of magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) in a hydrogel matrix to produce magnetic
hydrogels has broadened the scope of these materials in biomedical research. Embedded …

Metallogels from Silver Nanoparticles and Peptide Nanofibers as Antimicrobial Surfaces

D Bairagi, P Ghosh, P Roy… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Peptide amphiphiles (PAs) are elusive candidates to construct soft materials possessing
various functionalities, including potent antimicrobial activity. It is imperative to look for a …

Ni (II) and Zn (II)-metallogel-based anti-bacterial scaffolds for fabricating light-responsive junction-type semiconducting diodes with non-ohmic conduction mechanism

G Lepcha, B Pal, S Majumdar, KT Ahmed, I Pal… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal incorporation into the gelator offers an effective strategy to fabricate soft scaffolds with
advanced functionality. Herein, we report self-assembly directed two supramolecular …

Photo-cross-linking approach to engineering small tyrosine-containing peptide hydrogels with enhanced mechanical stability

Y Ding, Y Li, M Qin, Y Cao, W Wang - Langmuir, 2013 - ACS Publications
Peptide-based supramolecular hydrogels have been extensively explored in biomaterials
owing to their unique bioactive, stimulus-responsive, and biocompatible features. However …

Self‐Assembled Supramolecular Hybrid Hydrogel Beads Loaded with Silver Nanoparticles for Antimicrobial Applications

CC Piras, CS Mahon, DK Smith - Chemistry–A European …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract This Full Paper reports the formation of silver (Ag) NPs within spatially resolved two‐
component hydrogel beads, which combine a low‐molecular‐weight gelator (LMWG) DBS …