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Self-assembled peptide beads used as a template for ordered gold nanoparticle superstructures

de Bruyn Ouboter, Dirk and Schuster, Thomas and Sigg, Severin and Meier, Wolfgang. (2013) Self-assembled peptide beads used as a template for ordered gold nanoparticle superstructures. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 112. pp. 542-547.

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Abstract

Using peptide-based materials to tailor self-assembled, nano-scaled hybrid materials with potentially high biocompatibility/biodegradability is gaining importance in developing a broad range of new applications, in areas such as diagnostics and medicine. Here, we investigated how the self-assembly ability of amphiphilic peptides can be used to create organized inorganic materials, i.e. gold nanoparticles. A bead-forming, purely peptidic amphiphile Ac-[K(Ac)]3-[W-l]3-W-NH2, containing acetylated (Ac) l-lysine (K), l-tryptophan (W) andd-leucine (l), was C-terminally modified with a l-cysteine (C) and linked to gold nanoparticles. Subsequent peptide-driven self-assembly of the peptide-coated gold nanoparticles with increasing water content led to controlled aggregation of the gold-core micelles, forming composite peptide-gold superstructures. The individual gold nanoparticles did not agglomerate but were separated from each other by a peptide film within the composite material, as revealed by electron microscopy studies. Structural investigation on 2D template-stripped gold demonstrated the ability of the peptides to form self-assembled monolayers. Structural elements of β-turns and weak hydrogen bonding of the hydrophobic moiety of the peptide were evident, thereby suggesting that the secondary structure remains intact.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Chemie > Former Organization Units Chemistry > Makromolekulare Chemie (Meier)
UniBasel Contributors:Meier, Wolfgang P. and Sigg, Severin
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0927-7765
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Deposited On:27 Mar 2014 13:12

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