Issue 24, 2017, Issue in Progress

Amino acid-based amphiphilic hydrogels: metal ion induced tuning of mechanical and thermal stability

Abstract

A phenylalanine based gelator was found to form a hydrogel in phosphate buffer solution. Addition of metal ions to this hydrogel dramatically increases the thermal stability and mechanical strength.

Graphical abstract: Amino acid-based amphiphilic hydrogels: metal ion induced tuning of mechanical and thermal stability

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Jan 2017
Accepted
17 Feb 2017
First published
06 Mar 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 14461-14465

Amino acid-based amphiphilic hydrogels: metal ion induced tuning of mechanical and thermal stability

S. Basak, I. Singh, A. Banerjee and H. Kraatz, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 14461 DOI: 10.1039/C7RA01277B

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