2006
Intermolecular Forces in the Self‐Assembly of Peptide Amphiphile Nanofibers
Stendahl J, Rao M, Guler M, Stupp S. Intermolecular Forces in the Self‐Assembly of Peptide Amphiphile Nanofibers. Advanced Functional Materials 2006, 16: 499-508. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200500161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeptide amphiphile moleculesMultiple non-covalent interactionsNon-covalent interactionsCircular dichroism spectroscopyPeptide amphiphile nanofibersGel mechanical propertiesHydration of counterionsVan der WaalsThree-dimensional networkSelf-AssemblyHydrogen bondingMacroscopic gelsSupramolecular nanofibersAqueous mediaHydrophobic forcesIntermolecular forcesPA moleculesAmphiphile moleculesBulk physical propertiesIonic bridgingAmphiphile nanofibersOscillatory rheologyElectronic structureDer WaalsCounterion screening
2005
Self-assembling peptide amphiphile nanofiber matrices for cell entrapment
Beniash E, Hartgerink JD, Storrie H, Stendahl JC, Stupp SI. Self-assembling peptide amphiphile nanofiber matrices for cell entrapment. Acta Biomaterialia 2005, 1: 387-397. PMID: 16701820, DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2005.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsCell AdhesionCell Culture TechniquesCell SurvivalCrystallizationExtracellular MatrixHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsMaterials TestingMiceMultiprotein ComplexesNanotubesNIH 3T3 CellsOligopeptidesProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein FoldingTissue EngineeringConceptsPolyvalent metal ionsMetal ionsThree-dimensional nanofiber networksNanofibrillar matrixPeptide amphiphile moleculesSynthetic physiological fluidsPA moleculesAmphiphile moleculesNanofiber networkNanofiber matrixPhysiological fluidsTissue engineering applicationsElectron microscopyPA solutionIonsMoleculesPhysiological conditionsEntrapmentNanofibersCell entrapmentMatrixMicroscopy