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Mohammad Aref Khalily1, Melis Goktas, Mustafa O Guler
1Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM), Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey 06800. moguler@unam.bilkent.edu.tr.
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
|January 9, 2015
Abstract:
A dynamic covalent crosslinking approach is used to crosslink supramolecular peptide gels. This novel approach facilitates tuning viscoelastic properties of the gel and enhances mechanical stability (storage modulus exceeding 10(5) Pa) of the peptide gels.
