Facile control over the supramolecular ordering of self-assembled peptide scaffolds by simultaneous assembly with a polysacharride
Li, Rui, Boyd-Moss, Mitchell, Long, Benjamin, Martel, Anne, Parnell, Andrew, Dennison, Andrew J. C., Barrow, Colin J., Nisbet, David R. and Williams, Richard J. 2017, Facile control over the supramolecular ordering of self-assembled peptide scaffolds by simultaneous assembly with a polysacharride, Scientific reports, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-04643-3.
Enabling control over macromolecular ordering and the spatial distribution of structures formed via the mechanisms of molecular self-assembly is a challenge that could yield a range of new functional materials. In particular, using the self-assembly of minimalist peptides, to drive the incorporation of large complex molecules will allow a functionalization strategy for the next generation of biomaterial engineering. Here, for the first time, we show that co-assembly with increasing concentrations of a highly charged polysaccharide, fucoidan, the microscale ordering of Fmoc-FRGDF peptide fibrils and subsequent mechanical properties of the resultant hydrogel can be easily and effectively manipulated without disruption to the nanofibrillar structure of the assembly.
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