Preparation and characterization of individual peptide-wrapped single-walled carbon nanotubes

Authors :: Zorbas, Vasiliki
Ortiz-Acevedo
Dalton, Alan B.
Yoshida, Mario Miki
Dieckmann, Gregg R.
Draper, Rochford K.
Baughman, Ray H.
Jose-Yacaman, Miguel
Musselman, Inga H.
Source :: Journal of the American Chemical Society. June 16, 2004, Vol. 126 Issue 23, 7222-7227
Publication Year :: 2004
Abstract: An atomic force microscopy (AFM) can isolate individual peptide-wrapped single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) possibly connected end-to-end long fibrillar structures, using an amphiphilic alpha-helical peptide, termed nano-1. Peptide-assisted assembly of SWNT structures, specifically in the form of Y-, X-, and intraloop junctions was observed in the AFM and transmission electron microscopy images.

Subjects :: Nanotubes -- Research
Carbon -- Research
Carbon -- Electric properties
Peptides -- Research
Chemistry

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