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Conformation-Directed Formation of Self-Healing Diblock Copolypeptide Hydrogels via Polyion Complexation.


ABSTRACT: Synthetic diblock copolypeptides were designed to incorporate oppositely charged ionic segments that form ?-sheet-structured hydrogel assemblies via polyion complexation when mixed in aqueous media. The observed chain conformation directed assembly was found to be required for efficient hydrogel formation and provided distinct and useful properties to these hydrogels, including self-healing after deformation, microporous architecture, and stability against dilution in aqueous media. While many promising self-assembled materials have been prepared using disordered or liquid coacervate polyion complex (PIC) assemblies, the use of ordered chain conformations in PIC assemblies to direct formation of new supramolecular morphologies is unprecedented. The promising attributes and unique features of the ?-sheet-structured PIC hydrogels described here highlight the potential of harnessing conformational order derived from PIC assembly to create new supramolecular materials.

SUBMITTER: Sun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6037417 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Conformation-Directed Formation of Self-Healing Diblock Copolypeptide Hydrogels via Polyion Complexation.

Sun Yintao Y   Wollenberg Alexander L AL   O'Shea Timothy Mark TM   Cui Yanxiang Y   Zhou Z Hong ZH   Sofroniew Michael V MV   Deming Timothy J TJ  

Journal of the American Chemical Society 20171012 42


Synthetic diblock copolypeptides were designed to incorporate oppositely charged ionic segments that form β-sheet-structured hydrogel assemblies via polyion complexation when mixed in aqueous media. The observed chain conformation directed assembly was found to be required for efficient hydrogel formation and provided distinct and useful properties to these hydrogels, including self-healing after deformation, microporous architecture, and stability against dilution in aqueous media. While many p  ...[more]

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