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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2018

Tunable Pentapeptide Self-Assembled β-Sheet Hydrogels.

David E Clarke, Christopher D J Parmenter, Oren A Scherman

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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  6. RGD-functionalised self-assembling peptide hydrogel induces a proliferative profile in human osteoblasts in vitro.Journal of peptide science : an official publication of the European Peptide Society · 2025
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3 authors.

David E ClarkeMelville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0754-8928
Christopher D J ParmenterNottingham Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Oren A SchermanMelville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8032-7166

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oligopeptide-based supramolecular hydrogels hold promise in a range of applications. The gelation of these systems is hard to control, with minor alterations in the peptide sequence significantly influencing the self-assembly process. We explored three pentapeptide sequences with different charge distributions and discovered that they formed robust, pH-responsive hydrogels. By altering the concentration and charge distribution of the peptide sequence, the stiffness of the hydrogels could be tuned across two orders of magnitude (2-200 kPa). Also, through reassembly of the β-sheet interactions the hydrogels could self-heal and they demonstrated shear-thin behavior. Using spectroscopic and cryo-imaging techniques, we investigated the relationship between peptide sequence and molecular structure, and how these influence the mechanical properties of the hydrogel. These pentapeptide hydrogels with tunable morphology and mechanical properties have promise in tissue engineering, injectable delivery vectors, and 3D printing applications.

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hydrogelsnanostructuresoligopeptidessupramolecular chemistryβ-sheet self-assembly

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PMID29603545
PMCPMC6055752

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