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Inside Cover: Self‐Assembled Organic Nanostructures with Metallic‐Like Stiffness (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 51/2010)
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 - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201006706
Subject(s) - materials science , cover (algebra) , cantilever , nanotechnology , nanostructure , diamond , stiffness , indentation , self assembly , atomic force microscopy , metal , composite material , metallurgy , mechanical engineering , engineering
Self‐assembled organic nanostructures show a remarkable metallic‐like Young's modulus of up to 275 GPa, as measured by indentation‐type experiments with atomic force microscopy using a diamond‐tip cantilever. In their Communication on page 9939 ff., E. Gazit, I. Rousso, and co‐workers outline how these aromatic dipeptide nanospheres are the stiffest organic materials reported to date, and are attractive building blocks for the design and assembly of ultrarigid composite biomaterials.