Dipeptide hydrogelation triggered via ultraviolet light
- 10 August 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications
- Vol. 48 (75) , 9355-9357
Abstract
UV irradiation of a dipeptide gelator in solution with a photoacid generator (PAG) results in the formation of a hydrogel. We demonstrate that photopatterning of these gels using a UV mask is possible.Keywords
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