Organic/inorganic hydrogels by simultaneous self-assembly and mineralization of aromatic short-peptides
Mari C. Mañas‐Torres, Gloria B. Ramírez‐Rodríguez, José I. García-Peiro, Belén Parra‐Torrejón, Juan M. Cuerva, Modesto T. López‐López, Luı́s Álvarez de Cienfuegos, José Manuel Delgado‐López
Abstract
Hybrid hydrogels with a tunable structure–function relationship were prepared by simultaneous self-assembly and mineralization of aromatic short-peptides. Sub-stoichiometric Ca concentrations resulted in nanoapatite oriented along the peptide fiber.
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsMineralization (soil science)StoichiometryChemistryPeptideSelf-assemblySelf-assembling peptideChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryBiochemistryNitrogenEngineeringSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsCephalopods and Marine BiologyPolydiacetylene-based materials and applications