title: Self-Assembled Soft Nanomaterials Via Silver(I)-Coordination: Nanotube, Nanofiber, and Remarkably Enhanced Antibacterial Effect.
abstract: Silver(I)-induced instant gelation of pyridine-containing Fmoc-l-glutamateand its concentration-dependent self-assembly from nanotubes to nanofibers are investigated. The formed metallogel with nanostructure has remarkably enhanced antibacterial activities. Interestingly, the nanotube and nanofiber exhibit different antibacterial activities, and a corresponding antimicrobial mechanism is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS) CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China.
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China Beijing 100190 P. R. China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China Beijing 100190 P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yuanwang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China Beijing 100190 P. R. China.
authors.forename: Chunying
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS) CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China.
authors.forename: Minghua
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: antibacterial activity; antimicrobial agent; instant gelation; silver–metallogel; supramolecular self‐assembly