Interplay between hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions in the self-assembly of a gemini amphiphilic pseudopeptide: from nano-spheres to hydrogels.

Chem Commun (Camb)

Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Orgánica, Universidad Jaume I, Avenida Sos Baynat, s/n, Castellón, Spain.

Published: February 2012

The formation of soluble nano-spheres or stable hydrogels through the self-assembling of a simple gemini amphiphilic pseudopeptide can be controlled by the tuning of the hydrophilic/hydrophobic interactions in aqueous medium.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2cc17153hDOI Listing

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