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Synthetically accessible, tunable, low-molecular-weight oligopeptide organogelators

Cecile A. Lagadec, David K. Smith

Chemical Communications · 2010 · 22 citations · 29 references

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Abstract

We report a synthetically simple approach to effective and tunable low molecular weight gelators based on amine-initiated oligomerisation of an amino acid N-carboxyanhydride.

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