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Abbreviations

2D:

Two-dimensional

3D:

Three-dimensional

A:

Alanine

Ac:

Acetyl

ATRP:

Atom transfer radical polymerization

Boc:

tert-Butoxycarbonyl

C:

Cysteine

D:

Aspartic acid

E:

Glutamic acid

ECM:

Extracellular matrix

ELP:

Elastin-like peptide

F:

Phenylalanine

Fmoc:

9-Fluofluorenylmethoxycarbonyl

G:

Glycine

H:

Histidine

I:

Isoleucine

K:

Lysine

L:

Leucine

N:

Asparagine

P:

Proline

PA:

Peptide amphiphile

PAA:

Poly(acrylic acid)

PEG:

Polyethylene glycol

PEO:

Polyethylene oxide

PVA:

Poly(vinyl alcohol)

Q:

Glutamine

R:

Arginine

S:

Serine

SPPS:

Solid-phase peptide synthesis

T:

Threonine

V:

Valine

W:

Tryptophan

Y:

Tyrosine

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Altunbas, A., Pochan, D.J. (2011). Peptide-Based and Polypeptide-Based Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering. In: Deming, T. (eds) Peptide-Based Materials. Topics in Current Chemistry, vol 310. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/128_2011_206

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