Directed patterning of the self-assembled silk-elastin-like nanofibers using a nanomechanical stimulus.

نویسندگان

  • Sara Johnson
  • Young Koan Ko
  • Nitinun Varongchayakul
  • Sunhee Lee
  • Joseph Cappello
  • Hamidreza Ghandehari
  • Sang Bok Lee
  • Santiago D Solares
  • Joonil Seog
چکیده

We investigate the effects of the frequency and density of a nanomechanical stimulus on nucleation and growth of silk-elastin-like protein polymer (SELP) nanofibers. Repetitive tappings are crucial to create nucleation areas and a potential molecular level mechanism was proposed. Using this technique mechanically guided nanofiber patterns were successfully created.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Chemical communications

دوره 48 86  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012