Assembly and molecular order of two-dimensional peptoid nanosheets through the oil-water interface.

ABSTRACT: Peptoid nanosheets are a recently discovered class of 2D nanomaterial that form from the self-assembly of a sequence-specific peptoid polymer at an air-water interface. Nanosheet formation occurs first through the assembly of a peptoid monolayer and subsequent compression into a bilayer structure. These bilayer materials span hundreds of micrometers in lateral dimensions and have the potential to be used in a variety of applications, such as in molecular sensors, artificial membranes, and as catalysts. This paper reports that the oil-water interface provides another opportunity for growth of these unique and highly ordered peptoid sheets. The monolayers formed at this interface are found through surface spectroscopic measurements to be highly ordered and electrostatic interactions between

SUBMITTER: Robertson EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4169914 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature