Figure 1.

(a) Schematic representation of RLP structure functionalized with four acrylamide moieties, (b) amino acid sequence of RLP, (c) structure of E3CY peptide amphiphile and (d) structure of the photoinitiator (PI) used. Schematic representation of photopolymerization of (e) RLP-4AC and high concentration of E3CY (f) RLP-4AC and low concentration of E3CY and (g) RLP-4AC to generate nanostructures co-assembled hydrogels with nanofibers and beaded strings and, single-component hydrogels with nanospheres nanostructures.