Chirality Effect on Physical and Biological Properties of Peptide-Based Hydrogels

March 2026 in “ Preprints.org ”

Lucía De Rosa, Luca Domenico D'Andrea, Alessandra Romanelli

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Studysummary This review analyzed how the chirality of peptide building blocks affects their self-assembly into hydrogels, comparing structural and mechanical properties of homochiral and heterochiral peptides, and discussed potential biological applications of these peptide systems.

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