A review on recent advances in polymer and peptide hydrogels

S Mondal, S Das, AK Nandi - Soft Matter, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we focus on the very recent developments on the use of the stimuli responsive
properties of polymer hydrogels for targeted drug delivery, tissue engineering, and …

Supramolecular gels: a versatile crystallization toolbox

R Contreras-Montoya, LÁ de Cienfuegos… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular gels are unique materials formed through the self-assembly of molecular
building blocks, typically low molecular weight gelators (LMWGs), driven by non-covalent …

Short-peptide supramolecular hydrogels for in situ growth of metal–organic framework-peptide biocomposites

S Illescas-Lopez, JD Martin-Romera… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The development of bio-MOFs or MOF biocomposites through the combination of MOFs with
biopolymers offers the possibility of expanding the potential applications of MOFs, making …

Current trends in protein crystallization

JA Gavira - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2016 - Elsevier
Proteins belong to the most complex colloidal system in terms of their physicochemical
properties, size and conformational-flexibility. This complexity contributes to their great …

A peptide-based hydrogel for adsorption of dyes and pharmaceuticals in water remediation

A Fortunato, M Mba - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
The removal of dyes and pharmaceuticals from water has become a major issue in recent
years due to the shortage of freshwater resources. The adsorption of these pollutants …

Iron nanoparticles-based supramolecular hydrogels to originate anisotropic hybrid materials with enhanced mechanical strength

R Contreras-Montoya… - Materials Chemistry …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Here, we report the synthesis and structural characterization of novel iron nanoparticles
(FeNPs)-based short-peptide supramolecular hydrogels. These hybrid hydrogels composed …

Insulin crystals grown in short-peptide supramolecular hydrogels show enhanced thermal stability and slower release profile

R Contreras-Montoya… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein therapeutics have a major role in medicine in that they are used to treat diverse
pathologies. Their three-dimensional structures not only offer higher specificity and lower …

[HTML][HTML] PEGDA hydrogel microspheres with encapsulated salt for versatile control of protein crystallization

Y Yan, GT Vladisavljević, Z Lin, H Yang… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to their biocompatibility and adjustable chemical structure and morphology, hydrogels
have great potential in many applications, and can be used to enhance protein crystal …

Heterogeneous nucleation in protein crystallization

H Liu, Y Zhao, J Sun - Biomimetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Protein crystallization was first discovered in the nineteenth century and has been studied
for nearly 200 years. Protein crystallization technology has recently been widely used in …

Catalytic and electron conducting carbon nanotube–reinforced lysozyme crystals

R Contreras‐Montoya, G Escolano… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Novel reinforced cross‐linked lysozyme crystals containing homogeneous dispersions of
single‐walled carbon nanotubes bundles (SWCNTs) are produced and characterized. The …