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Physical and Specific Crosslinking of Collagen Fibers by Supramolecular Nanogelators
Author(s) -
Matsusaki Michiya,
Amekawa Ryotaro,
Matsumoto Masahiro,
Tanaka Yuji,
Kubota Akira,
Nishida Kohji,
Akashi Mitsuru
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201101284
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , self healing hydrogels , materials science , biomolecule , mixing (physics) , polymer science , nanotechnology , hydrogen bond , molecule , polymer chemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , physics
Supramolecular nanogelators that possess triple‐helices on their surfaces quickly form transparent hydrogels upon mixing with collagen solutions by hydrogen bonding. The exceptional selectivity of the gelation properties for fibrous collagens is observed, whereas other biomolecules exhibit no change. This material is useful as a smart injectable nanogelator with collagen specificity for tissue engineering.