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Peptide-directed spatial organization of biomolecules in dynamic gradient scaffolds
Lesley W Chow1, Astrid Armgarth, Jean-Philippe St-Pierre
1Department of Materials, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK; Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
Abstract:
Specific binding peptides are used to spatially organize biomolecule gradients within an electrospun fiber scaffold. Different biomolecule-binding peptide-polymer conjugates are sequentially co-electrospun with a fiber-forming host polymer to generate opposing gradients of peptide functionalization. The binding peptides specifically and non-covalently guide the spatial arrangement of biomolecules into dynamic gradients within the scaffold, mimicking biological gradients found in native tissues.

