title: Decoration of Au and Ag nanoparticles on self-assembling pseudopeptide-based nanofiber by using a short peptide as capping agent for metal nanoparticles.
abstract: The surface of a nanofiber that is formed from a self-assembling pseudopeptide has been decorated by gold and silver nanoparticles that are stabilized by a dipeptide. Transmission electron microscopic images make the decoration visible. In this paper, a new strategy of mineralizing a pseudopeptide based nanofiber by gold and silver nanoparticles with use of a two-component nanografting method is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India.
authors.forename: Partha Pratim
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Bose
authors.forename: Michael G B
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Drew
authors.forename: Arindam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D012834:Silver; D006046:Gold