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18035858

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-2-5
pubmed:abstractText
Peptide nanostructures are expected to serve as a major tool in future nanotechnological applications owing to their excellent self-assembly properties, biological and chemical flexibility and structural simplicity. Yet one of the limiting factors for the integration of peptide assemblies into functional electro-organic hybrid devices is the controlled patterning of their assemblies. Here we report the use of inkjet technology for the application of peptide nanostructures on nonbiological surfaces. The aromatic dipeptides nanotubes (ADNT) which readily self-assemble in solution were used as an 'ink' and patterned on transparency foil and ITO plastic surfaces using a commercial inkjet printer. While inkjet technology was used in the past for the patterning of carbon nanotubes, it was not used for the deposition of biomolecular nanostructures. Furthermore, during the development of the application we were able to produce two types of nanostructures, i.e. nanotubes and nanospheres by the self-assembly of the same aromatic dipeptide, tertbutoxycarbonyl-Phe-Phe-OH (Boc-Phe-Phe-OH), under different conditions. Both spherical and tubular structures could be efficiently patterned on surfaces into predesigned patterns. The applications of such technology are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1075-2617
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
217-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Controlled patterning of peptide nanotubes and nanospheres using inkjet printing technology.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't