Self-assembled tapes: Adsorption and self-assembly of peptides on mica substrates produces tapes, a single molecule in thickness, with a cross-β-sheet structure (see picture). A variety of surface morphologies may be produced depending on the preparation procedure. One of these, a close-packed monolayer of parallel-aligned tapes, may be of practical utility as a functionalized protein-like surface.
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