Disassembling peptide-based fibres by switching the hydrophobic-hydrophilic balance.

Meijer, Joris T; Henckens, Marloes J A G; Minten, Inge J; Löwik, Dennis W P M; van Hest, Jan C M · Soft Matter · 2007

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Amyloid-like model peptides, modified on the N-terminus with an alkyl tail and on the C-terminus with a PEG chain, yielded fibres that were susceptible to triggered disassembly by removal of the alkyl chain, which affected the hydrophobic-hydrophilic balance.