Tripeptide Emulsifiers.

Scott, Gary G; McKnight, Paul J; Tuttle, Tell; Ulijn, Rein V · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A series of tripeptides is shown to form emulsions with sequence tunable properties. Using a combination of simulations and experiments, it is shown that two types of oil-in-water emulsions may be produced, either forming stable interfacial nanofiber networks with remarkable stability, or more conventional surfactant-like monolayers.

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