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Supramolecular Assembly of Designed α‐Helical Polypeptide‐Based Nanostructures and Luminescent Conjugated Polyelectrolytes
Author(s) -
Wigenius Jens,
Björk Per,
Hamedi Mahiar,
Aili Daniel
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
macromolecular bioscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1616-5195
pISSN - 1616-5187
DOI - 10.1002/mabi.200900463
Subject(s) - polyelectrolyte , supramolecular chemistry , conjugated system , luminescence , chemistry , supramolecular assembly , nanostructure , nanotechnology , self assembly , biophysics , polymer chemistry , materials science , polymer , crystallography , organic chemistry , biology , crystal structure , optoelectronics
Abstract Designed polypeptides with controllable folding properties are utilized as supramolecular templates for fabrication of ordered nanoscale molecular and fibrous assemblies of LCPs. The properties of the LCPs as well as the three dimensional conformation of the polypeptide‐scaffold determine how the polymers are arranged in the supramolecular construct, which highly affects the properties of the hybrid material. The ability to control the polypeptide conformation and assembly into fibers provides a promising route for tuning the optical properties of LCPs and for fabrication of complex functional supramolecules with well defined structural properties.