New biocompatible thermo-reversible hydrogels from PNiPAM-decorated amyloid fibrils.
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New biocompatible temperature-responsive hydrogels have been obtained by using unprecedented low concentration of amyloid fibril-PNiPAM hybrids. The viscoelasticity of the hydrogels can be finely controlled by tuning the PNiPAM layers without changing the structure or concentration of the amyloid fibrils.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 47 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011