Disassembling peptide-based fibres by switching the hydrophobic-hydrophilic balance

Abstract

\u3cp\u3eAmyloid-like model peptides, modified on the N-terminus with an alkyl tail and on the C-terminus with a PEG chain, yielded fibres that were susceptible to triggered disassembly by removal of the alkyl chain, which affected the hydrophobic-hydrophilic balance.\u3c/p\u3