Si-Yong Qin, Hua-Fang Jiang, Meng-Yun Peng, Qi Lei, Ren-Xi Zhuo and Xian-Zheng Zhang
Polym. Chem., 2015,6, 519-524
DOI:
10.1039/C4PY01237B,
Communication
A novel peptide amphiphile was elegantly designed to adopt an irregular secondary structure. The peptide could self-assemble into dendritic nanofibers and further yield the peacock-feather-like nanofibers with the deposition of inorganic materials on the dendritic fibers. Triggered by the pH change, the dendritic nanofibers underwent a drastic morphological change and rearranged into parallel nanofibers.