Photoluminescent Peptide Nanotubes

Abstract

Photoluminescent peptide nanotubes are synthesized in an in situ incorporation of lanthanide complexes into peptide nanotubes through a self-assembly process. We found that peptide nanotubes and photosensitizer molecules exhibited a high synergistic effect on the enhancement of lanthanide photoluminescence through a cascaded energy-transfer mechanism. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. 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.