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Design of a hydrophobic tripeptide that self-assembles into amphiphilic superstructures forming a hydrogel
A V Vargiu1, D Iglesias, K E Styan
1University of Cagliari, Department of Physics, S. P. Monserrato-Sestu Km. 0.700, 09042 Monserrato, CA, Italy.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|March 22, 2016
Abstract:
We report the rational design of a heterochiral hydrophobic tripeptide self-assembling into amphiphilic d-superstructures that yield a self-supportive hydrogel at physiological pH. The material endures cell culture conditions and sustains fibroblast proliferation. Tripeptide superstructures are thoroughly analysed by several techniques.
