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Polypeptides by light: photo-polymerization of N-carboxyanhydrides (NCA)

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Synthetic polypeptides: from polymer design to supramolecular assembly and biomedical application

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Design of Bio-Conjugated Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine Applications: From Polymer Scaffold to Biomolecule Choice

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Investigation of physical mixtures versus disulfide crosslinking self-adjuvanting peptide-based subunit vaccines against Group A Streptococcus

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Synthesis and cell imaging applications of amphiphilic AIE-active poly(amino acid)s

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Smart polymersomes and hydrogels from polypeptide-based polymer systems through α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydride ring-opening polymerization. From chemistry to biomedical applications

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Progress in Polymer Science, 2018, 83, 28
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Removal of cobalt and nickel ions from aqueous solution via batch adsorption technique using cost-effective β-cyclodextrin based smart hydrogel

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Injectable PAMAM/ODex double-crosslinked hydrogels with high mechanical strength

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Enzyme responsive supramolecular hydrogels assembled from nonionic peptide amphiphiles

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Polypeptide Composition and Topology Affect Hydrogelation of Star-Shaped Poly(L-lysine)-Based Amphiphilic Copolypeptides

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ROUTE DEVELOPMENT, ANTIVIRAL STUDIES, FIELD EVALUATION AND TOXICITY OF AN ANTIVIRAL PLANT PROTECTANT NK0238

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Tailoring Writability and Performance of Star Block Copolypeptides Hydrogels through Side‐Chain Design

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In Situ-Forming Polyamidoamine Dendrimer Hydrogels with Tunable Properties Prepared via Aza-Michael Addition Reaction

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Synthesis and hydrogelation of star-shaped poly(l-lysine) polypeptides modified with different functional groups

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Peptides as 3D printable feedstocks: Design strategies and emerging applications

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Polypeptide-Based Systems: From Synthesis to Application in Drug Delivery

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Precisely mapping sequence structure of star block copolymers enabled by a structural descriptor and kinetic Monte Carlo analysis

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Synthesis and Hydrogelation of Star-Shaped Graft Copolypetides with Asymmetric Topology

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Antibacterial polypeptide/heparin composite hydrogels carrying growth factor for wound healing

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Synthesis and characterization of novel β-cyclodextrin xanthate hydrogel/nickel oxide nanocomposites: adsorption isotherm, kinetic, thermodynamic, photocatalytic activity and reusability studies

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Single-Component Physical Hydrogels of Dendritic Molecules

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Star Polymers

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Preparation of polyacrylamide/nanosheets LYH:Eu nanocomposite film and enhanced photoluminescence

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Removal of copper and cobalt ions from aqueous solutions using starch‐xanthate based novel smart hydrogel via adsorption technique: Swelling, adsorption isotherm, and kinetic study

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Review on biomaterial applications of photoresponsive based chromophore Hydrogels: Recent developments and future perspectives

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Mimicry of silk utilizing synthetic polypeptides

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Progress in Polymer Science, 2022, 130, 101557
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Tailored Polypeptide Star Copolymers for 3D Printing of Bacterial Composites Via Direct Ink Writing

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Thermo-induced physically crosslinked polypeptide-based block copolymer hydrogels for biomedical applications

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Layered Rare‐Earth Hydroxide/Polyacrylamide Nanocomposite Hydrogels with Highly Tunable Photoluminescence

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Rapidly Thermoreversible and Biodegradable Polypeptide Hydrogels with Sol–Gel–Sol Transition Dependent on Subtle Manipulation of Side Groups

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Advances and Biomedical Applications of Polypeptide Hydrogels Derived from α‐Amino Acid N‐Carboxyanhydride (NCA) Polymerizations

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Adv Healthcare Materials, 2018, 7
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