title: Supramolecular hydrogels based on the epitope of potassium ion channels.
abstract: Imparting aromatic-aromatic interactions to the potassium binding epitope affords a supramolecular hydrogelator that responds to the K(+) concentration by self-assembly into nanofibers of different widths and crosslinking patterns, which illustrates a simple approach to generate biomimic materials based on tunable, hierarchical self-assembly of small molecules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham, MA 02454, USA.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuang
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Junfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Hsin-Chieh
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000939:Epitopes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005449:Fluorenes / Q000737:chemistry; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000737:chemistry*; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000939:Epitopes; D005449:Fluorenes; D020100:Hydrogels; D009842:Oligopeptides; D015221:Potassium Channels; D011188:Potassium