Tuning the mechanical properties of self-assembled mixed-peptide tubes

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 249, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 165-172

  Sedman, V L ^a   Chen, X ^a   Allen, S ^a   Roberts, C J ^a   Korolkov, V V ^a   Tendler, S J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aromatic peptides; Atomic force microscopy; HarmoniX; Mechanical properties; Peptide nanotubes; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; SELF ASSEMBLY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; YARN;

AROMATIC PEPTIDE; ATOMIC-FORCE-MICROSCOPY; FIBRILLAR STRUCTURES; HARMONIX; MECHANICAL; NANO SCALE; NANO-SCALE PHASE SEPARATION; PEPTIDE NANOTUBES; SELF-ASSEMBLE; TUBULAR STRUCTURES;

PEPTIDES;

DI D 2 NAPTHYLALANINE; DIPHENYLALANINE; MIXED PEPTIDE TUBE; NANOTUBE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 84873744124     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12005     Document Type: Article

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