Control of protein adsorption onto core-shell tubular and vesicular structures of diphenylalanine/parylene

Gökhan Demirel, Niranjan Malvadkar, Melik C. Demirel

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Abstract

The self-assembly of peptides, specifically dipeptides, offers numerous advantages for biological applications. We describe an easy, versatile method of fabricating different types of zwitterionic Phe-Phe dipeptide structures (i.e., tubes and vesicles) through solvent-mediated assembly. The stability of the dipeptide structures is increased by thin polymer coatings of poly(chloro-P-xylylene), a PPX film. We also investigated protein adsorption onto PPX-coated peptide tubes and vesicles by varying the thickness of the polymer film.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1460-1463
Number of pages4
JournalLangmuir
Volume26
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2 2010

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Spectroscopy
  • Electrochemistry

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