Nature Communications (Jan 2016)

Two-dimensional honeycomb network through sequence-controlled self-assembly of oligopeptides

  • Sabine Abb,
  • Ludger Harnau,
  • Rico Gutzler,
  • Stephan Rauschenbach,
  • Klaus Kern

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10335
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Peptide nanostructures are currently arousing interest thanks to their potential applications in medicine, electronics and coatings. Here, through experiment and theory, the authors demonstrate exquisite control over surface peptide assembly behaviour through manipulation of amino acid sequence.