title: In situ encapsulating silver nanocrystals into hydrogels. A "green" signaling platform for thiol-containing amino acids or small peptides.
abstract: We found that Ag(I) could serve as a "bridging agent" for triggering sodium carboxymethylcellulose (NaCMC) solution to form a hydrogel which enabled Ag nanocrystals to be in situ produced and encapsulated into the stable gel matrix by means of photoreduction; the conceptual system could act as a novel signaling platform for thiol-containing amino acids or small peptides, operating in a "self-assembly and disassembly" model.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, China. jsshen@iue.ac.cn
authors.forename: Jiang-Shan
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D002266:Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium / Q000737:chemistry; D005978:Glutathione / Q000737:chemistry; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D020100:Hydrogels; D010455:Peptides; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D012834:Silver; D005978:Glutathione; D002266:Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium