title: Dynamic nanoproteins: self-assembled peptide surfaces on monolayer protected gold nanoparticles.
abstract: Here, we demonstrate the formation of dynamic peptide surfaces through the self-assembly of small peptides on the surface of monolayer protected gold nanoparticles. The complexity of the peptide surface can be simply tuned by changing the chemical nature of the added peptides and the ratio in which these are added. The dynamic nature of the surface permits adaptation to changes in the environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy. leonard.prins@unipd.it.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garcia Martin
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy. leonard.prins@unipd.it.
authors.forename: Leonard J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Prins
mesh_terms: D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D056004:Molecular Dynamics Simulation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D006046:Gold