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Peptide Nanotube Nematic Phase.

Bucak, S ; Cenker, Celen LU ; Nasir, Irem LU ; Olsson, Ulf LU and Zackrisson Oskolkova, Malin LU (2009) In Langmuir 25. p.4262-4265
Abstract
The self-assembly of the trifluoroacetate salt of the short peptide (ala)(6)-lys (A(6)K) in water has been investigated by cryo-transmission electron microscopy and small-angle X-ray scattering. For concentrations below ca. 12%, the peptide does not self-assemble but forms a molecularly dispersed solution. Above this critical concentration, however, A(6)K self-assembles into several-micrometer-long hollow nanotubes with a monodisperse cross-sectional radius of 26 nm. Because the peptides carry a positive charge, the nanotubes are charge-stabilized. Because of the very large aspect ratio, the tubes form an ordered phase that presumably is nematic.
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4262 - 4265
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10.1021/la804175h
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  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{4262--4265}},
  publisher    = {{The American Chemical Society (ACS)}},
  series       = {{Langmuir}},
  title        = {{Peptide Nanotube Nematic Phase.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la804175h}},
  doi          = {{10.1021/la804175h}},
  volume       = {{25}},
  year         = {{2009}},
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