Alpha helical surfactant-like peptides self-assemble into pH-dependent nanostructures
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چکیده
A designed surfactant-like peptide is shown, using a combination of cryogenic-transmission electron microscopy and small-angle X-ray scattering, to have remarkable pH-dependent self-assembly properties.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Soft Matter
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1744-683X', '1744-6848']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sm02095h