A comparison of fixation methods for SEM analysis of self-assembling peptide hydrogel nanoarchitecture
Meg L. McFetridge, Ketav Kulkarni, Volker Hilsenstein, Mark P. Del Borgo, Marie‐Isabel Aguilar, Sharon D. Ricardo
Abstract
-peptide hydrogels, demonstrated the effect of sample preparation on fibre alignment and porosity, and presents a novel hybrid preparation method where chemical fixation can be avoided when conventional SEM is desired.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceSelf-assembling peptidePeptideFixation (population genetics)Self-healing hydrogelsNanotechnologyBiomedical engineeringChemical engineeringChemistryPolymer chemistryMedicineBiochemistryEngineeringGeneSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications