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Towards the understanding of halogenation in peptide hydrogels: a quantum chemical approach

Tom Bettens, Valentin Lacanau, Ruben Van Lommel, Tess De Maeseneer, Wouter Vandeplassche, Jolien Bertouille, Joost Brancart, Thomas Barlow, Tatiana Woller, Niko Van den Brande,

Materials Advances · 2021 · 19 citations · 57 references

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Halogenation matters! The stacking between phenylalanine side chains can be tuned by halogen atoms attached to the aromatic ring. Herein, computational data are successfully applied in the design of peptide hydrogels with increased stiffness.

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