Adsorption and Self‐Assembly of Peptides on Mica Substrates

Abstract

Self-assembled tapes: Adsorption and self-assembly of peptides on mica substrates produces tapes, a single molecule in thickness, with a cross-β-sheet structure (see picture). A variety of surface morphologies may be produced depending on the preparation procedure. One of these, a close-packed monolayer of parallel-aligned tapes, may be of practical utility as a functionalized protein-like surface. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2005/z462160_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.