The amino acid sequences of peptides determine their self-assembling properties. Accurate
prediction of peptidic hydrogel formation, however, remains a challenging task. This work …

Hydrogels that are self-assembled by peptides have attracted great interest for biomedical
applications. However, the link between chemical structures of peptides and their …

Highlights•Hydrogels have revolutionized the field of biomaterials, with peptide and protein-
based systems emerging as versatile platforms.•Stimuli-responsive hydrogels respond to …

The self-assembly of low molecular weight gelators to form gels has enormous potential for
cell culturing, optoelectronics, sensing, and for the preparation of structured materials. There …

Peptides that self-assemble into nanostructures are of tremendous interest for biological,
medical, photonic and nanotechnological applications. The enormous sequence space that …

Hydrogels prepared from self-assembling peptides are promising materials for medical
applications, and using both l-and d-peptide isomers in a gel's formulation provides an …

Predicting the ability of low molecular weight molecules to form hydrogels is difficult. Here,
we have examined the self-assembly behavior of two chemically and structurally similar …

Biocompatible hydrogels have a wide variety of potential applications in biotechnology and
medicine, such as the controlled delivery and release of cells, cosmetics and drugs, and as …

Biological gels generally require polymeric chains that produce long‐lived physical
entanglements. Low molecular weight colloids offer an alternative to macromolecular gels …

This review covers an important class of soft-materials–peptide-based hydrogels,
distinctively focussing on the different types of small peptide/low molecular weight and …