Issue 42, 2022

Looking into a crystal ball: printing and patterning self-assembled peptide nanostructures

Abstract

The solution processability of organic semiconductors and conjugated polymers along with the advent of nanomaterials as conducting inks have revolutionized next-generation flexible consumer electronics. Another equally important class of nanomaterials, self-assembled peptides, heralded as next-generation materials for bioelectronics, have a lot of potential in printed technology. In this minireview, we address the self-assembly process in dipeptides, their application in electronics, and recent progress in three-dimensional printing. The prospect of a generalizable path for nanopatterning self-assembled peptides using ice lithography and its challenges are further discussed.

Graphical abstract: Looking into a crystal ball: printing and patterning self-assembled peptide nanostructures

Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
08 7 2022
Accepted
18 10 2022
First published
18 10 2022

Nanoscale, 2022,14, 15607-15616

Author version available

Looking into a crystal ball: printing and patterning self-assembled peptide nanostructures

W. A. Alves, G. M. King and S. Guha, Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 15607 DOI: 10.1039/D2NR03750E

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