{"id":572,"date":"2019-07-26T15:30:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T19:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/blog\/?p=572"},"modified":"2024-11-16T21:44:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T02:44:09","slug":"self-assembling-peptide-hydrogel-as-a-versatile-drug-delivery-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/blog\/self-assembling-peptide-hydrogel-as-a-versatile-drug-delivery-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogel as a Versatile Drug Delivery Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hydrogel-1024x495.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hydrogel-1024x495.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hydrogel-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hydrogel-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hydrogel-500x242.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hydrogel.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Peptide Hydrogel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hydrogels with a capacity to absorb and hold water within a porous, swelled structure make it a great candidate as a drug delivery system due to their broad range of physical properties as well as chemical adaptability. For example, a positively charged polypeptide (poly-l-lysine, PLL) coupling to a self-assembling dipeptide (Fmoc-FF) leads to the formation of hydrogels with rheological properties suitable for injection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"selfassembling-peptide-hydrogels-as-a-drug-delivery-system\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/>Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogels As a Drug Delivery System<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hydrogenation via self-assembly is a hierarchical process. The hydrogels can be easily prepared via simple mixing and incorporated with various stoichiometric ratios of peptides without any additional synthetic processes. Peptides can form hydrogels by multiple non-covalent interactions. It was found that PTZ-Gly-Phe-Phe-Tyr can form gels at ultra-low concentrations of 0.01 wt.%. The \u03c0-\u03c0 stacking may be another driving forces in the self-assembly to form the final hydrogel structure. The N-cadherin mimic peptide (CLRAHAVDIN) and TGF-\u03b21 mimic peptide (CESPLKRQ) synthesized by LifeTein were used to form an injectable 3D hydrogel. Increased retention of stem cells by using an injectable hydrogel has resulted in successful tissue engineering outcomes.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another efficient method to facilitate hydrogel formation is based on the electrostatic attraction of oppositely charged peptides. The order of amino acids is of great importance for hydrogenation. Self-assembling beta-hairpin peptides, with high arginine content, exhibited extremely good performance in killing bacteria. The peptide hydrogels also have been demonstrated to be used as wound healing agents and other therapeutic instruments under different conditions. Curcumin could be encapsulated into hairpin hydrogels as an injectable agent for localized delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peptide Synthesis Home Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Services:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/peptide-product\/covid19products-c-64.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">COVID-19 Services &amp; Products<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/antibody_services.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Custom Antibody Services<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/Rush-Peptide-Synthesis-Service.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rush Peptide Synthesis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/Peptide-Nucleic-Acid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNAs)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/peptide_synthesis_services.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Custom Peptide Synthesis Services<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/protein-expression-service.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gene Synthesis Service<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/custom_chemical_synthesis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Custom Chemical Synthesis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other Posts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/blog\/the-smaller-ions-f-and-cl-50mm-naf-and-nacl-solutions-tend-to-stabilize-%ce%b2-sheets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smaller Ions Stabilize \u03b2-sheets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/blog\/lifeteins-synthetic-scorpion-toxin-peptides-helped-scientists-unravel-chronic-pain-mechanisms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Synthetic Scorpion Toxin Peptides for Chronic Pain<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/blog\/braftide-a-10mer-peptide-synthesized-at-lifetein-a-potent-allosteric-inhibitor-of-braf-dimer-for-cancer-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LifeTein&#8217;s Braftide &amp; Cancer Therapy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hydrogels with a capacity to absorb and hold water within a porous, swelled structure make it a great candidate as a drug delivery system due to their broad range of physical properties as well as chemical adaptability. 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