New hydrogels based on agarose/phytagel and peptides

LE Nita, A Croitoriu, AM Serban… - Macromolecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Short aromatic peptide derivatives, ie, peptides or amino acids modified with aromatic
groups, such as 9‐fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc), can self‐assemble into extracellular …

Introducing chemical functionality in Fmoc-peptide gels for cell culture

V Jayawarna, SM Richardson, AR Hirst, NW Hodson… - Acta biomaterialia, 2009 - Elsevier
Aromatic short peptide derivatives (ASPDs), ie peptides modified with aromatic groups such
as 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc), can self-assemble into self-supporting hydrogels …

New Fmoc-Amino Acids/Peptides-Based Supramolecular Gels Obtained through Co-Assembly Process: Preparation and Characterization

A Croitoriu, LE Nita, AG Rusu, A Ghilan, M Bercea… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
One of the methods of obtaining supramolecular gels consists of the possibility of self-
assembly of low molecular weight gelators (LMWGs). However, LMWG-based gels are often …

Protein-based gels: preparation, characterizations, applications in drug delivery, and tissue engineering

G Thakur, FC Rodrigues, E Dathathri, SK Nayak, K Pal - Polymeric gels, 2018 - Elsevier
Protein-based gels contain proteins and peptides as the structural elements. By virtue of
their bioactive nature and high water retention capacity, these hydrogels act as important …

Diversity of bioinspired hydrogels: From structure to applications

A Lupu, LM Gradinaru, VR Gradinaru, M Bercea - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels are three-dimensional networks with a variety of structures and functions that
have a remarkable ability to absorb huge amounts of water or biological fluids. They can …

Multicomponent Hydrogel Matrices of Fmoc‐FF and Cationic Peptides for Application in Tissue Engineering

E Rosa, C Diaferia, E Gianolio… - Macromolecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In the last years, peptide‐based hydrogels are being increasingly used as suitable matrices
for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications, including drug delivery and tissue …

Advancement in the biomedical applications of the (nano) gel structures based on particular polysaccharides

AP Chiriac, A Ghilan, I Neamtu, LE Nita… - Macromolecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract (Nano) gels from macromolecular compounds—natural, synthetic, or a combination
thereof, suitable crosslinkers—and conferred characteristics—such as degradability, size …

Self-assembling peptide hydrogels promote microglial cells proliferation and NGF production

L Chronopoulou, AR Togna, G Guarguaglini, G Masci… - Soft Matter, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Peptidic hydrogels are an interesting class of materials, with potential applications in tissue
engineering and controlled drug delivery. Fmoc–Phe3 self-assembling peptide was …

Hydrogels of halogenated Fmoc-short peptides for potential application in tissue engineering

Y Wang, Z Zhang, L Xu, X Li, H Chen - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2013 - Elsevier
Molecular hydrogels formed by Fmoc-short peptides have been demonstrated to be a class
of promising scaffolds/carrier for in vitro cell cultures/drug delivery. In this paper, we firstly …

Fmoc-FF and hexapeptide-based multicomponent hydrogels as scaffold materials

C Diaferia, M Ghosh, T Sibillano, E Gallo… - Soft Matter, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Short peptides or single amino acids are interesting building blocks for fabrication of
hydrogels, frequently used as extracellular matrix-mimicking scaffolds for cell growth in …