Crystalline amyloid structures at interfaces.
Laying the groundwork: The interfacial self-assembly properties of an amyloid peptide were used to develop crystalline nanostructures at air-water interfaces, which were studied by both AFM microscopy and X-ray diffraction (see image). These structures generate regular arrays of functional groups and pave the way to controlled deposition of inorganic materials like that observed in biomineralization.
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Mathilde
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Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire sur l'Organisation Nanométrique et Supramoléculaire, CEA, IRAMIS, SCM, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France.
Chevallard
Corinne
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Brezesinski
Gerald
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Goldmann
Michel
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Guenoun
Patrick
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