PH-switchable ampholytic supramolecular copolymers
Frisch H., Unsleber J.P., Ludeker D., Peterlechner M., Brunklaus G., Waller M., Besenius P.
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewedAbstract
β-sheet-encoded anionic and cationic dendritic peptide amphiphiles form supramolecular copolymers when self-assembled in a 1:1 feed ratio of the monomers. These ampholytic materials have been designed for on-off polymerization in response to pH triggers. The cooperative supramolecular self-assembly process is switched on at a physiologically relevant pHvalue and can be switched off by increasing or decreasing the pHvalue. © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Details about the publication
Journal: Angewandte Chemie International Edition (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.)
Volume: 52
Issue: 38
Page range: 10097-10101
Status: Published
Release year: 2013
Language in which the publication is written: English
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Keywords: cooperativity; copolymerization; pH switch; self-assembly; stimuli-responsive behavior
Authors from the University of Münster
| Besenius, Pol | Organic Chemistry Institute |
| Peterlechner, Martin | Professorship of Materials Physics (Prof. Wilde) |