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Energy Barriers: Functional and Well‐Defined β ‐Sheet‐Assembled Porous Spherical Shells by Surface‐Guided Peptide Formation (Adv. Funct. Mater. 21/2015)
Author(s) -
Wibowo Steven Harris,
Sulistio Adrian,
Wong Edgar H. H.,
Blencowe Anton,
Qiao Greg G.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201570144
Subject(s) - materials science , porosity , covalent bond , polymer , polymerization , nanotechnology , nanoparticle , peptide , molecule , surface (topology) , chemical engineering , composite material , organic chemistry , chemistry , geometry , mathematics , biochemistry , engineering
H‐bonded peptide β‐sheet‐assembled porous shells are prepared by a simple, rapid, and robust bottom‐up strategy involving controlled surface‐initiated ring‐opening polymerization. As reported by G. G. Qiao and co‐workers on page 3147, the exploitation of the hollow shells by non‐covalent interactions demonstrates the ability to entrap small molecules, nanoparticles, proteins, drugs, and polymers to form functional materials for various potential applications.