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Aligned Macroscopic Domains of Optoelectronic Nanostructures Prepared via Shear‐Flow Assembly of Peptide Hydrogels
Author(s) -
Wall Brian D.,
Diegelmann Stephen R.,
Zhang Shuming,
Dawidczyk Thomas J.,
Wilson William L.,
Katz Howard E.,
Mao HaiQuan,
Tovar John D.
Publication year - 2011
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.201102963
Subject(s) - materials science , self healing hydrogels , nanostructure , conjugated system , nanotechnology , anisotropy , peptide , shear flow , optoelectronics , polymer , optics , composite material , polymer chemistry , chemistry , physics , thermodynamics , biochemistry
A facile technique is reported to prepare globally aligned arrays of self‐assembled peptide nanostructures within macroscopic hydrogels starting from a solution of peptide molecules with embedded π ‐conjugated oligomers. The alignment of the π ‐stacked conduits within these macrostructures is verified with polarized optical microscopy and leads to anisotropic photophysical and electrical properties.