La secuencia de péptidos determina la sensibilidad estructural a las vías de polimerización supramolecular y la

Shelby C Yuan1,2, Jacob A Lewis1,2, Hiroaki Sai2,3

  • 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.

Resumen

La vía de síntesis polimérica supramolecular afecta la estructura y la función. Los monómeros de AAEE forman estructuras ordenadas con interacciones celulares débiles, mientras que los monómeros de AEAE producen hidrogeles menos ordenados y más fuertes con mayor adhesión celular.

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