Nature Communications (Oct 2016)

Dynamic microfluidic control of supramolecular peptide self-assembly

  • Zohar A. Arnon,
  • Andreas Vitalis,
  • Aviad Levin,
  • Thomas C. T. Michaels,
  • Amedeo Caflisch,
  • Tuomas P. J. Knowles,
  • Lihi Adler-Abramovich,
  • Ehud Gazit

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13190
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The organization of supramolecular peptide polymers determines their properties; however, controlling their dimensions still remains a problem. Here, Gazitet al. show the spontaneous elongation and shortening of these polymers at an individual nano-assembly level by using a microfluidic platform.