Tuning Peptide-Based Hydrogels: Co-Assembly with Composites Driving the Highway to Technological Applications.
Int J Mol Sci
; 24(1)2022 Dec 22.
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| ID: mdl-36613630
ABSTRACT
Self-assembled peptide-based gels provide several advantages for technological applications. Recently, the co-assembly of gelators has been a strategy to modulate and tune gel properties and even implement stimuli-responsiveness. However, it still comprises limitations regarding the required library of compounds and outcoming properties. Hence, efforts have been made to combine peptide-based gels and (in)organic composites (e.g., magnetic nanoparticles, metal nanoparticles, liposomes, graphene, silica, clay, titanium dioxide, cadmium sulfide) to endow stimuli-responsive materials and achieve suitable properties in several fields ranging from optoelectronics to biomedical. Herein, we discuss the recent developments with composite peptide-based gels including the fabrication, tunability of gels' properties, and challenges on (bio)technological applications.
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Hidrogéis
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Polímeros Responsivos a Estímulos
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Int J Mol Sci
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2022
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Portugal