title: Quantal self-assembly of polymer layers in polypeptide multilayer nanofilms.
abstract: Simple molecular models predict key aspects of the "microscopic" assembly behavior of various peptide systems in the fabrication of multilayer films. Such films show substantial differences in density for different peptide systems. The data suggest that exponential film growth is possible in the absence of polymer diffusion and that "macroscopic" assembly behavior is more a function of peptide-peptide interactions than peptide sequence alone.
authors.affiliation: Bionanosystems Engineering Laboratory, Center for Applied Physics Studies, College of Engineering and Science, Louisiana Tech University, PO Box 10348, Ruston, Louisiana 71272, USA. haynie@latech.edu
authors.forename: Donald T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Haynie
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wanhua
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Justin M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D002942:Circular Dichroism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D011108:Polymers