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Formation of Well‐Organized Self‐Assembled Films from Peptide Nanotubes
Author(s) -
Hendler N.,
Sidelman N.,
Reches M.,
Gazit E.,
Rosenberg Y.,
Richter S.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200602265
Subject(s) - materials science , nanotube , nanotechnology , self assembly , composite number , recrystallization (geology) , template , chemical engineering , carbon nanotube , composite material , paleontology , engineering , biology
A method for constructing peptide‐nanotube‐based films is demonstrated. A centimeter‐sized film of diphenylalanine is successfully formed. The formation process includes the dissociation of nanotubes in a polar cosolvent solution and their recrystallization in spherulitic form on solid substrates, while preserving the basic crystallographic structure of the nanotubes (see figure and cover). In addition, silver‐embedded peptide nanotube composite networks are created.