Hydrogels formed by gelators have attracted growing attention for their promising application in biomaterials and biotechnology, We describe in this paper the generation and characterization of a novel photo-, thermal...Hydrogels formed by gelators have attracted growing attention for their promising application in biomaterials and biotechnology, We describe in this paper the generation and characterization of a novel photo-, thermal- and pH-responsive hydrogel based on an amino acid gelator AA-Azo-EG6. Specifically, the gelator bears an amino acid head, an azobenzene （Azo） linker, and a short oligoethylene glycol tail （EG6）. The resulting AA-Azo-EG6 hydrogel is injectable and exhibits interesting helical self-assembled structures, Meanwhile, the hydrogel is able to experience a gel-sol or gel-precipitate phase transition responding to external stimuli. Thus, this AA-Azo-EG6 gelator is a promising building block for intelligent materials and drug delivery.展开更多
基金supported by [18_TD$IF]State High-Tech Development Program of China (863 Program, No. 2015AA020941)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos. NSFC21474004 and NSFC21434008)the Youth Thousand-Talents Program of China for support
文摘Hydrogels formed by gelators have attracted growing attention for their promising application in biomaterials and biotechnology, We describe in this paper the generation and characterization of a novel photo-, thermal- and pH-responsive hydrogel based on an amino acid gelator AA-Azo-EG6. Specifically, the gelator bears an amino acid head, an azobenzene （Azo） linker, and a short oligoethylene glycol tail （EG6）. The resulting AA-Azo-EG6 hydrogel is injectable and exhibits interesting helical self-assembled structures, Meanwhile, the hydrogel is able to experience a gel-sol or gel-precipitate phase transition responding to external stimuli. Thus, this AA-Azo-EG6 gelator is a promising building block for intelligent materials and drug delivery.
