
Published: Aug. 8, 2024
We report the successful assembly of a tripeptide in presence nanodiamonds (NDs) into nanocomposite hydrogels. While NDs does not hinder peptide self-assembly and gelation kinetics are affected, improve viscoelastic properties significantly increase elastic moduli Increased resistance gels against applied stress can also be attained depending on amount loaded nanocomposite. Raman micro-spectroscopy TEM confirmed surface, interior, nanofibers. Peptide-ND non-covalent interactions probed by Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopies. Overall, this work enables embedding hydrogels formed through simple at physiological pH, it provides key insights to open way for their future applications biomaterials, instance exploiting luminescence near-infrared responsiveness.
Language: Английский