A supramolecular hydrogel self-assembled from pentafluorobenzyl-dipeptide†
Shu-Min Hsu,Jui-Wen Chang,Fang-Yi Wu,Yu-Chun Lin,Tsung-Sheng Lai,Hsun Cheng,Hsin-Chieh Lin
RSC Advances Pub Date : 04/01/2015 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C5RA03290C
Abstract

We report a new aromatic-capped peptide amphiphile which is able to form a supramolecular hydrogel under neutral pH. This hydrogel can also be obtained by enzymatic transformation from the hydrogelator precursor. The newly discovered hydrogel has excellent biocompatibility for four different cell lines, thus making it a potentially useful scaffolding material for biomedical applications.

Graphical abstract: A supramolecular hydrogel self-assembled from pentafluorobenzyl-dipeptide