Abstract
Peptide assemblies have received significant attention because of their important role in biology and applications in bionanotechnology. Despite recent efforts to elucidate the principles of peptide self-assembly for developing novel functional devices, peptide self-assembly on two-dimensional nanomaterials has remained challenging. Here, we report nature-inspired two-dimensional peptide self-assembly on pristine graphene via optimization of peptide-peptide and peptide-graphene interactions. Two-dimensional peptide self-assembly was designed based on statistical analyses of >104 protein structures existing in nature and atomistic simulation-based structure predictions. We characterized the structures and surface properties of the self-assembled peptide formed on pristine graphene. Our study provides insights into the formation of peptide assemblies coupled with two-dimensional nanomaterials for further development of nanobiocomposite devices.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3734-3739 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 Aug 17 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry