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Polar Assembly in a Designed Protein Fiber
Author(s) -
Smith Andrew M.,
Acquah Steve F. A.,
Bone Neil,
Kroto Harold W.,
Ryadnov Maxim G.,
Stevens Marryat S. P.,
Walton David R. M.,
Woolfson Derek N.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200461599
Subject(s) - microscale chemistry , confocal , polar , fiber , confocal microscopy , actin , feature (linguistics) , materials science , microscope , microtubule , nanotechnology , computer science , biophysics , microbiology and biotechnology , optics , biology , physics , composite material , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics education , mathematics , astronomy
Bioinspiration: Polar assembly (a feature of many natural protein‐based fibrous structures, such as actin, microtubules, intermediate filaments, and collagens) is demonstrated in a straightforward, synthetic, peptide‐based fiber system of de novo design (see false‐color confocal‐microscope image of fibers). This finding opens up possibilities for engineering self‐assembling soft materials from the bottom up and with nano‐to‐microscale precision.