Short??Peptide??Based Hydrogel: A Template for the In Situ Synthesis of Fluorescent Silver Nanoclusters by Using Sunlight

B Adhikari, A Banerjee

Index: Adhikari, Bimalendu; Banerjee, Arindam Chemistry - A European Journal, 2010 , vol. 16, # 46 p. 13698 - 13705

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Abstract

Abstract N-terminally Fmoc-protected dipeptide, Fmoc-Val-Asp-OH, forms a transparent, stable hydrogel with a minimum gelation concentration of 0.2% w/v. The gelation property of the hydrogel was investigated by using methods such as transmission electron microscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The silver-ion-encapsulating hydrogel can efficiently and ...