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16962196

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-9-25
pubmed:abstractText
Biological hydrogels consisting of self-assembling peptide nanofibers are potentially excellent materials for various controlled molecular release applications. The individual nanofiber consists of ionic self-complementary peptides with 16 amino acids (RADA16, Ac-RADARADARADARADA-CONH(2)) that are characterized by a stable beta-sheet structure and undergo self-assembly into hydrogels containing approximately 99.5% w/v water. We report here on the diffusion properties of phenol red, bromophenol blue, 8-hydroxypyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid trisodium salt (pyranine, 3-PSA), 1,3,6,8-pyrenetetrasulfonic acid tetrasodium salt (4-PSA), and Coomassie Brilliant Blue G-250 (CBBG) through RADA16 hydrogels. The apparent diffusivity (D ) of phenol red (1.05+/-0.08 x 10(-10) m(2) s(-1)) is higher than that of 3-PSA (0.050+/-0.004 x 10(-10) m(2) s(-1)) and 4-PSA (0.007+/-0.002 x 10(-10) m(2) s(-1)). The difference in 3-PSA and 4-PSA diffusivities suggests that the sulfonic acid groups directly facilitate electrostatic interactions with the RADA16 fiber surface. Bromophenol blue and CBBG were not released from the hydrogel, suggesting that they interact strongly with the peptide hydrogel scaffold. The diffusivities (D ) of the dyes decreased with increasing hydrogel peptide concentration, providing an alternate route of controlling release kinetics. These results indicate that release profiles can be tailored through controlling nanofiber-diffusant molecular level interactions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0168-3659
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
115
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
18-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Slow release of molecules in self-assembling peptide nanofiber scaffold.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Biomedical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't