Lithium-Selective Supramolecular Assembly and Capture by Tripeptide Gelators

Key Points

• To develop a new approach for creating lithium-responsive gelators using a specific tripeptide motif.
• Incorporated the FFD tripeptide motif into N-capped peptide gelators.
• Evaluated the gelation properties and responsiveness to lithium ions.
• Analyzed the structural properties of the resulting gelators.
• Successfully achieved lithium-selective supramolecular assembly.
• Demonstrated increased gelation efficiency upon lithium ion incorporation.
• Showed that the FFD motif enhances lithium capture capabilities.

Abstract