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Microscopic Mechanism of Specific Peptide Adhesion to Semiconductor Substrates
Author(s) -
Bachmann Michael,
Goede Karsten,
BeckSickinger Annette G.,
Grundmann Marius,
Irbäck Anders,
Janke Wolfhard
Publication year - 2010
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.201000984
Subject(s) - peptide , semiconductor , solid surface , mechanism (biology) , nanotechnology , adsorption , computer science , adhesion , residue (chemistry) , chemistry , materials science , computational biology , biology , biochemistry , optoelectronics , chemical physics , epistemology , philosophy , organic chemistry
On the surface of it : Experimental and computational analyses for a hybrid peptide–substrate system showed that changing the position of a proline residue in synthetic peptides changes their adsorption onto semiconductors substantially and predictably (see picture with a Si(100) surface). Such information is essential for the formation of novel peptide–solid interfaces for nanotechnological applications.