Heavy metal pollution generated by urban and industrial activities has become a major
global concern due to its high toxicity, minimal biodegradability, and persistence in the food …

Hydrogels are being investigated recently for wastewater treatment. These polymeric
networks permit their functional group alterations imparting high binding affinity for different …

PVA hydrogels with high strength and toughness are fabricated by dual physical and
chemical cross-linking. The best comprehensive mechanical properties can be achieved by …

A series of peptides with a long fatty acyl chain covalently attached to the C-terminal part
and a free amine (-NH2) group at the N-terminus have been designed so that these …

A dipeptide-based synthetic amphiphile bearing a myristyl chain has been found to form
hydrogels in the pH range 6.9–8.5 and organogels in various organic solvents including …

Metal ion-induced peptide assembly is an interesting field. As compared to traditional
antibacterial Ag+, rare earth metal ions possess the advantage of antibacterial performance …

Exploring bio-inspired nanomaterials (BINMs) and incorporating them into
micro/nanodevices represent a significant development in biomedical applications …

To develop glutamic acid derived cross‐linked polymeric organogels for dye adsorption from
aqueous media, dimethyl 2‐(methacrylamido) pentanedioate (Glu‐MAC) is polymerized …

Water contamination is one of the main problems of modern society, and scientific research
is continuously involved in identifying solutions able to preserve this valuable source. In this …

A histidine-containing peptide-based amphiphile (P1) forms a transparent hydrogel within a
pH range of 5.5 to 8.5 in phosphate buffer solution. Interestingly, thermal stability and …