Disulfide bond as a cleavable linker for molecular self-assembly and hydrogelation.
Here we reported on the first example of using the disulfide bond as a cleavable linker to control molecular self-assembly and the formation of small molecular (SM) hydrogels.
Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
Chunhua
C
Ren
Zhijian
Z
Song
Wenting
W
Zheng
Xuemei
X
Chen
Ling
L
Wang
Deling
D
Kong
Zhimou
Z
Yang
D004220:Disulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry*; D019163:Reducing Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
D004220:Disulfides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D019163:Reducing Agents; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate