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Self‐Assembled Organic Nanostructures with Metallic‐Like Stiffness
Author(s) -
AdlerAbramovich Lihi,
Kol Nitzan,
Yanai Inbal,
Barlam David,
Shneck Roni Z.,
Gazit Ehud,
Rousso Itay
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.201002037
Subject(s) - materials science , nanostructure , cantilever , nanotechnology , diamond , stiffness , self assembly , metal , modulus , spheres , composite number , composite material , metallurgy , physics , astronomy
Stiff spheres : AFM experiments using a diamond‐tip cantilever show that aromatic dipeptide nanospheres (see picture) have a remarkable metallic‐like Young's modulus of up to 275 GPa. This exceptional value places these nanostructures as the stiffest organic materials reported to date, thus making them attractive building blocks for the design and assembly of ultrarigid composite biomaterials.