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Mechanical‐Force‐Induced Nucleation and Growth of Peptide Nanofibers at Liquid/Solid Interfaces
Author(s) -
Yang Hong,
Fung ShanYu,
Pritzker Mark,
Chen P.
Publication year - 2008
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.200705404
Subject(s) - nanofiber , nucleation , nanostructure , peptide , nanotechnology , materials science , atomic force microscopy , chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry
Tap to induce nanofiber growth : Mechanical force applied by a tapping AFM tip can break peptide nanofibers into active “seeds” for local growth of new nanofibers at liquid/solid interfaces (see AFM images). The combination of such an approach with certain solution conditions allows one to fabricate peptide‐nanostructure‐patterned surfaces.