NANOTECHNOLOGY Peptides as biological semiconductors

被引:137
作者
Hauser, Charlotte A. E. [1 ]
Zhang, Shuguang [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Inst Bioengn & Nanotechnol, Singapore 138669, Singapore
[2] MIT, Ctr Biomed Engn, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[3] MIT, Ctr Bits & Atoms, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
关键词
QUANTUM CONFINEMENT;
D O I
10.1038/468516a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A simple peptide that assembles into desirable nanoscale structures is a striking example of how the whole can be greater than the sum of its parts. What's more, the assembly process is controllably reversible.
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页码:516 / 517
页数:2
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