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Self-assembly of an amyloid peptide fragment–PEG conjugate: lyotropic phase formation and influence of PEG crystallization

Valeria Castelletto, Gemma Newby, D. Hermida Merino, Ian W. Hamley, D. Liu, Laurence Noirez

Polymer Chemistry · 2010 · 18 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

The self-assembly of polymer–peptide conjugates containing a modified amyloid peptide sequence is studied. Lyotropic liquid crystal phases are observed in water, and PEG crystallization is probed.

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