Fine tuning the morphology of peptide amphiphile nanostructures <i>via</i> co-assembly
Maria Mercedes Fiora, Huihua Xing, Marilina Cathcarth, Octavio Garate, Santiago E. Herrera, Agustı́n S. Picco, Gabriel Ybarra, Martin Conda‐Sheridan, Mario Tagliazucchi
Abstract
EE mixture exhibits three different morphologies-micelles, fibers, and lamellae-and regions of the morphology diagram showing coexistence between fibers and lamellae. MOLT calculations also provide insights into the internal organization of the assemblies and predict that the nanostructure radius can also be tuned by the composition of the mixture, in agreement with SAXS observations.
Topics & Concepts
AmphiphileMorphology (biology)NanostructureNanotechnologyPeptideMaterials scienceSelf-assemblyChemistryCopolymerBiologyBiochemistryPolymerComposite materialGeneticsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorPolydiacetylene-based materials and applications