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Au
Au
FIGURE 13.6
Surface-binding peptides binding with gold surface.
Image credits:
[12]
.
Gold paricles
α
-helix
5 nm
5 nm
2.4 nm
β
-sheet
FIGURE 13.7
Helical dipolar peptides undergoing conformational changes and can be used as tiny molecular
switches with gold nanoparticles attached.
Images adapted from
[12,27]
.
FIGURE 13.8
Molecular models of V6D peptide nanovesicle and nanotube.
Image credits:
[12]
.
