Issue 2, 2011

Gelation and topochemical polymerization of peptide dendrimers

Abstract

A new class of peptide-based dendrons and dendrimers is presented that display unique vesicle-driven organogelation. We demonstrate the crosslinking of diacetylene-based dendrimers in the gel state, producing strongly fluorescent polydiacetylenes. The crosslinked gels crafted from peptide dendrimers may find practical use in various applications, including as scaffold materials in tissue engineering and for drug delivery.

Graphical abstract: Gelation and topochemical polymerization of peptide dendrimers

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Jul 2010
Accepted
27 Sep 2010
First published
18 Oct 2010

New J. Chem., 2011,35, 303-309

Gelation and topochemical polymerization of peptide dendrimers

V. Haridas, Y. K. Sharma, R. Creasey, S. Sahu, C. T. Gibson and N. H. Voelcker, New J. Chem., 2011, 35, 303 DOI: 10.1039/C0NJ00544D

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