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Decoration of Au and Ag nanoparticles on self-assembling pseudopeptide-based nanofiber by using a short peptide as
Partha Pratim Bose1, Michael G B Drew, Arindam Banerjee
1Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India.
Abstract:
The surface of a nanofiber that is formed from a self-assembling pseudopeptide has been decorated by gold and silver nanoparticles that are stabilized by a dipeptide. Transmission electron microscopic images make the decoration visible. In this paper, a new strategy of mineralizing a pseudopeptide based nanofiber by gold and silver nanoparticles with use of a two-component nanografting method is described.

