title: Isotropic and anisotropic dipeptide films based on gas phase deposition.
abstract: We demonstrated the fabrication and application of well-ordered and vertically aligned dipeptide nanostructures based on a simple gas phase deposition. Deposited nanostructures exhibited the superhydrophobic property with a very low sliding angle. Highly reproducible SERS data have also been obtained after combining deposited films with a thin layer of gold. In addition to these, directional peptide films were, for the first time, successfully fabricated based on the oblique angle deposition technique. We believe that such bio-inspired materials would have a great impact in several technological applications involving catalysis, tissue engineering and biosensors.
authors.affiliation: Bio-inspired Materials Research Laboratory (BIMREL), Department of Chemistry, Gazi University, TR-06500 Ankara, Turkey. Biyomedtek: Center for Bioengineering, TR-06532 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Demirel
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tamer
mesh_terms: D016880:Anisotropy; D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D004151:Dipeptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman
chemical_list: D004151:Dipeptides; D005740:Gases