title: Spatially controlled self-assembly of gold nanoparticles encased in alpha-helical polypeptide nanospheres.
abstract: Gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) are encased in aqueous nanospheres of alpha-helical poly(gamma-benzyl L-glutamate)s (PBLG, number average degree of polymerization: n = 32), with spatially controlled self-assembly structures of solid core-shell nanospheres or double-layered hollow nanocapsules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Masa-aki
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Morikawa
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kimizuka
mesh_terms: D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D011099:Polyglutamic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; C003172:poly-gamma-benzyl-L-glutamate; D011099:Polyglutamic Acid; D006046:Gold