Self‐Assembling Peptide Polyelectrolyte β‐Sheet Complexes Form Nematic Hydrogels

Abstract

Fibrillar networks built up from polyelectrolyte β-sheet complexes (see picture) are formed by spontaneous self-assembly when solutions of appropriately designed cationic and anionic oligopeptides are mixed. At the macroscopic level the resulting solutions are nematic hydrogels, which are quite robust to variations in pH or peptide concentration. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2003/z52207_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.