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RESEARCH ARTICLE

AFM Studies of β-Sheet Block Copolymers at Solid Surfaces: High-Resolution Structures and Aggregation Dynamics

Peter Schön A , Jurgen M. Smeenk B , Sylvia Speller A , Hans A. Heus C and Jan C. M. van Hest B D
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A Scanning Probe Microscopy Laboratories, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

B Organic Chemistry Laboratories, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

C Laboratory of Biophysical Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

D Corresponding author. Email: j.vanhest@science.ru.nl

Australian Journal of Chemistry 59(8) 560-563 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH06160
Submitted: 5 May 2006  Accepted: 8 July 2006   Published: 8 September 2006

Abstract

Supramolecular fibre-like aggregates of different poly(ethylene glycol) modified β-sheet block copolymers have been adsorbed on a highly ordered pyrolytic graphite surface, and studied by tapping-mode atomic force microscopy. High-resolution images provided detailed information on stability, adaptability, and internal structure of the fibres. Dynamic processes observed in real space and time included fibre rearrangement, and even unprecedented fibre growth.


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