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Surface Assembly: Thiolated Lysine‐Leucine Peptides Self‐Assemble into Biosilica Nucleation Pits on Gold Surfaces (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 16/2017)
Author(s) -
Lu Hao,
Yimer Yeneneh,
Berger Rüdiger,
Bonn Mischa,
Pfaendtner Jim,
Weidner Tobias
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.201770079
Subject(s) - nucleation , materials science , self assembly , nanotechnology , colloidal gold , lysine , nanoparticle , chemical engineering , crystallography , amino acid , chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , engineering
In article number 1700399 , Hao Lu and co‐workers describe the growth of biosilica nanoparticles within a surface network of peptides. The peptides are designed to form silica nucleation pits by self‐assembly on gold surfaces. The image illustrates silica growth within lysine‐lined cavities in the film. Silica first nucleates and then grows beyond the nucleation site, which resembles the raising of muffins in a tin.