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Nanoscale Piezoelectric Properties of Self-Assembled Fmoc-FF Peptide Fibrous Networks
Date Issued
21 May 2015
Date Available
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Abstract
Fibrous peptide networks, such as the structural framework of self-assembled fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl diphenylalanine (Fmoc-FF) nanofibrils, have mechanical properties that could successfully mimic natural tissues, making them promising materials for tissue engineering scaffolds. These nanomaterials have been determined to exhibit shear piezoelectricity using piezoresponse force microscopy, as previously reported for FF nanotubes. Structural analyses of Fmoc-FF nanofibrils suggest that the observed piezoelectric response may result from the noncentrosymmetric nature of an underlying β-sheet topology. The observed piezoelectricity of Fmoc-FF fibrous networks is advantageous for a range of biomedical applications where electrical or mechanical stimuli are required.
Sponsorship
European Commission - European Regional Development Fund
European Commission - Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)
Science Foundation Ireland
Other Sponsorship
Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Journal
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume
7
Issue
23
Start Page
12702
End Page
12707
Copyright (Published Version)
2015 American Chemical Society
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1944-8244
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