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 …

Enzymatic noncovalent synthesis

H He, W Tan, J Guo, M Yi, AN Shy, B Xu - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Enzymatic reactions and noncovalent (ie, supramolecular) interactions are two fundamental
nongenetic attributes of life. Enzymatic noncovalent synthesis (ENS) refers to a process …

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 …

High-water-content mouldable hydrogels by mixing clay and a dendritic molecular binder

Q Wang, JL Mynar, M Yoshida, E Lee, M Lee, K Okuro… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
With the world's focus on reducing our dependency on fossil-fuel energy, the scientific
community can investigate new plastic materials that are much less dependent on petroleum …

Self-assembly of short peptides to form hydrogels: Design of building blocks, physical properties and technological applications

G Fichman, E Gazit - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are unique supramolecular solid-like assemblies composed mainly of water
molecules that are held by molecular networks. Physical hydrogels that are formed by a set …

Self-assembly, bioactivity, and nanomaterials applications of peptide conjugates with bulky aromatic terminal groups

IW Hamley - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
The self-assembly and structural and functional properties of peptide conjugates containing
bulky terminal aromatic substituents are reviewed with a particular focus on bioactivity …

Molecular self-assembly and applications of designer peptide amphiphiles

X Zhao, F Pan, H Xu, M Yaseen, H Shan… - Chemical Society …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Short synthetic peptide amphiphiles have recently been explored as effective
nanobiomaterials in applications ranging from controlled gene and drug release, skin care …

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 …

Stimuli‐responsive supramolecular hydrogels and their applications in regenerative medicine

J Hoque, N Sangaj, S Varghese - Macromolecular bioscience, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Supramolecular hydrogels are a class of self‐assembled network structures formed via non‐
covalent interactions of the hydrogelators. These hydrogels capable of responding to …

Dissipative self‐assembly of a molecular gelator by using a chemical fuel

J Boekhoven, AM Brizard, KNK Kowlgi, GJM Koper… - Angewandte …, 2010 - infona.pl
Die Natur macht's vor: Die dissipative Selbstorganisation eines synthetischen Gelbildners
(blau, siehe Bild) wird durch ein Alkylierungsreagens angetrieben und führt über einen …