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Design of Self‐Assembling Peptide Nanotubes with Delocalized Electronic States

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: Electronically active biomaterials via directed peptide self-assembly: Redox-promoted self-assembly of an eight-residue cyclic D,L-α-peptide bearing four 1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic diimide (NDI) side chains results in the formation of electronically delocalized peptide nanotubes hundreds of nanometers in length (see Figure). This supramolecular approach provides a rational basis for the design and fabrication of one-dimensional materials with potential utility in optical and electronic devices.

Source: Small

DOI: 10.1002/smll.200500252

Authors: Nurit Ashkenasy, W. Seth Horne, M. Reza Ghadiri

Institution: Scripps Research Institute

Language: English

Topic: Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials

Subfield: Biomaterials

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Award: Organic Nanotubes Design and Biological Applications