Tooth 3 (IMAGE)

Rice University

Tooth 3

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Peptides created at Rice University that are hydrophilic (blue) on one side and hydrophobic (red) on the other naturally self-assemble in solution, turning into a hydrogel. Pockets left in the hydrophobic sides leave spaces ("missing teeth") where small-molecule drugs can be trapped for later delivery.

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I-Che Li/Rice University

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