Issue 39, 2013
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Soft Matter

Reversible helical unwinding transition of a self-assembling peptide amphiphile†

Ian W. Hamley,*a   Ashkan Dehsorkhi,a   Valeria Castelletto,a   Steve Furzeland,b   Derek Atkins,b   Jani Seitsonenc  and  Janne Ruokolainenc  

* Corresponding authors

a Dept of Chemistry, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AD, UK
E-mail: I.W.Hamley@reading.ac.uk

b Colworth Discover-Unilever R&D, Sharnbrook MK44 1LQ, UK

c Dept of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science, PO Box 15100, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland

Abstract

A designed peptide amphiphile C16-KKFFVLK self-assembles into nanotubes and helical ribbons in aqueous solution at room temperature. A remarkable unwinding transition, leading to twisted tapes, is observed on heating. Nanotubes and ribbons re-form on cooling.

Graphical abstract: Reversible helical unwinding transition of a self-assembling peptide amphiphile

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3SM51725J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
25 Jun 2013
Accepted
19 Aug 2013
First published
19 Aug 2013
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Soft Matter, 2013,9, 9290-9293

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Reversible helical unwinding transition of a self-assembling peptide amphiphile

I. W. Hamley, A. Dehsorkhi, V. Castelletto, S. Furzeland, D. Atkins, J. Seitsonen and J. Ruokolainen, Soft Matter, 2013, 9, 9290 DOI: 10.1039/C3SM51725J

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