title: Designing neutral metallophilic hydrogels from di- and tripeptides.
abstract: Here we report the metallophilic attraction driven gel-forming capability of four cysteine-containing short peptides at neutral pH. Such peptides were designed to have an isoelectric point (pI) close to 7, aided by the introduction of an arginine unit with its highly basic guanidinium group.
authors.affiliation: CIDETEC, Centre for Electrochemical Technologies, New Materials Department, Paseo Miramón 196, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain. iodriozola@cidetec.es
authors.forename: Ibon
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Odriozola
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Casuso
authors.forename: Iraida
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Loinaz
authors.forename: Germán
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cabañero
authors.forename: Hans J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Grande
mesh_terms: D020100:Hydrogels / Q000737:chemistry*; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D020100:Hydrogels; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D009842:Oligopeptides; D009942:Organometallic Compounds