Preparation of an (inorganic/organic) hybrid hydrogel from a peptide oligomer and a tubular aluminosilicate nanofiber

Masaru Mukai; Mari Takahara; Akihiko Takada; Astushi Takahara

doi:10.1039/d0ra09514a

Preparation of an (inorganic/organic) hybrid hydrogel from a peptide oligomer and a tubular aluminosilicate nanofiber

RSC Adv. 2021 Jan 26;11(9):4901-4905. doi: 10.1039/d0ra09514a. eCollection 2021 Jan 25.

Authors

Masaru Mukai¹, Mari Takahara², Akihiko Takada¹, Astushi Takahara^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan takahara@cstf.kyushu-u.ac.jp +81-92-802-2516 +81-92-802-2518.
² Department of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu College 5-20-1 Shii, Kokuraminami-ku Kitakyushu 802-0985 Japan.
³ Next Generation Adhesion Technology Research Center, Kyushu University 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan.

Abstract

'Imogolite', a tubular inorganic nanotube surface, was modified with a peptide oligomer to prepare a hybrid hydrogel. The formation of the gels was confirmed by conducting a vial inversion test and rheological measurements. The surface modification of imogolite with the peptide oligomer was verified by performing thermogravimetric analysis and circular dichroism measurements. Furthermore, the formation of the network-like morphology of the prepared hydrogel was confirmed by scanning force microscopy.