A modular approach towards functional decoration of peptide-polymer nanotapes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Dec 21;46(47):8938-40. doi: 10.1039/c0cc03364b. Epub 2010 Nov 3.

Abstract

Self-assembled peptide-polymer nanotapes of poly(ethylene oxide)-peptide conjugates are modified by a simple amine-azide transfer to create azide-containing nanofibres, which provide a platform for modular functionalization as demonstrated by the introduction of different carboxyl bearing entities to modulate the calcium binding properties of the nanotapes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amines / chemistry
  • Azides / chemistry
  • Calcium / chemistry
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Peptides / chemistry*
  • Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry*

Substances

  • Amines
  • Azides
  • Peptides
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • Calcium