Fluorescent homopolypeptide toroids
Liujie Fan, Jinhui Jiang, Qingmei Sun, K. M. Hong, Erik Jan Cornel, Yunqing Zhu, Jianzhong Du
Abstract
Homopolypeptide poly(γ-benzyl- l -glutamate) can self-assemble into fluorescent toroids following an end-to-end closure mechanism.
Topics & Concepts
FluorescenceToroidBiophysicsClosure (psychology)Fluorescent lightChemistryPhysicsOpticsBiologyPlasmaQuantum mechanicsMarket economyEconomicsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsPolydiacetylene-based materials and applications