Differences between β-Ala and Gly-Gly in the design of amino acids-based hydrogels

• Andreea Pasc,
• Firmin Obounou Akong,
• Sedat Cosgun and
• Christine Gérardin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, 973–977, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.109

• networks as a result of intimate interactions between gelator molecules. Keywords: amino acid; histidine; hydrogel; peptide-based surfactant; soft matter; supramolecular; Introduction Hydrogels continue to attract much interest due to their versatile applications in tissue engineering, biosensing, drug