Chemically and thermally stable silica nanowires with a β-sheet peptide core for bionanotechnology

Zahraa S Al-Garawi,Georgios E Kostakis,Louise C. Serpell

Chemically and thermally stable silica nanowires with a β-sheet peptide core for bionanotechnology

2016

Zahraa S Al-Garawi
Georgios E Kostakis
Louise C. Serpell

Background A series of amyloidogenic peptides based on the sequence KFFEAAAKKFFE template the silica precursor, tetraethyl orthosilicate to form silica-nanowires containing a cross-β peptide core.

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Molecular medicine
Nanotechnology
Nanowire
Organic chemistry
Tetraethyl orthosilicate
Biology
Beta sheet
Peptide
Nanobiotechnology
Thermogravimetric analysis
Chemical stability
Acetonitrile
Thermal stability
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Aqueous solution

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