title: Crystalline amyloid structures at interfaces.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire sur l'Organisation Nanométrique et Supramoléculaire, CEA, IRAMIS, SCM, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France.
authors.forename: Mathilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lepère
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chevallard
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brezesinski
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldmann
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guenoun