Department of Biochemistry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, UMDNJ and the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA.
J Am Chem Soc. 2012 Jan 11;134(1):47-50. doi: 10.1021/ja2077894. Epub 2011 Dec 21.
We present the case of a two-component collagen peptide hydrogel that self-assembles through noncovalent electrostatic interactions. Natural collagen materials, such as those of connective tissue or the basement membrane, assemble in a hierarchic fashion. Similarly, the synthetic peptides presented here proceed from monomer to trimer to fiber and, finally, to a hydrogel. By varying stoichiometry and concentration, we are able to dissect the stages of higher order assembly. Insight gained from this study will improve the molecular design of biomimetic materials.
我们介绍了一种由两部分胶原蛋白肽组成的水凝胶,它通过非共价静电相互作用自组装。天然胶原材料,如结缔组织或基底膜的胶原材料,以层次化的方式组装。同样,这里介绍的合成肽从单体到三聚体到纤维,最后到水凝胶。通过改变化学计量和浓度,我们能够剖析更高阶组装的阶段。从这项研究中获得的见解将提高仿生材料的分子设计水平。