Fig. 2

Biophysical characterization of 1. A TEM image of Gel 1 at the concentration of 1.0 wt% in PBS buffer, Scale bar = 100 nm. Inset is an optical image of Gel 1. B Critical aggregation concentration (CAC) of 1 determined with dye ThT. C CD spectra of Gel 1 (1.0 wt%, in PBS) and Sol 1 (1.0 wt% in D.I. H₂O). D Rheological dynamic time sweep of Gel 1 for monitoring the storage modulus (G′) as a function of time