
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 309(5)
Published: March 15, 2024
Abstract Amphiphilic cyclic dipeptides are efficient supramolecular hydrogelators. They can be combined with molecular photoswitches to produce light‐responsive soft materials, which applied in controlled drug delivery. Here it is reported that an arginine‐containing dipeptide decorated ortho‐fluorinated azobenzene forms hydrogels under physiological conditions reversibly liquefied upon exposure visible light frequencies (green and violet, respectively). The addition of sodium alginate results composite increased gelating capacity supported Coulombic interactions, also dissipate irradiation.
Language: Английский