Modulation of Peptide Based Nano-Assemblies with Electric and Magnetic Fields

Abstract Peptide based nano-assemblies with their self-organizing ability has shown lot of promise due to their high degree of thermal and chemical stability, for biomaterial fabrication. Developing an effective way to control the organization of these structures is important for fabricating applica...

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Autores principales: Gaurav Pandey, Jahnu Saikia, Sajitha Sasidharan, Deep C. Joshi, Subhash Thota, Harshal B. Nemade, Nitin Chaudhary, Vibin Ramakrishnan
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:6ae6bce903864eb4918959ec798bef172021-12-02T15:05:00ZModulation of Peptide Based Nano-Assemblies with Electric and Magnetic Fields10.1038/s41598-017-02609-z2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/6ae6bce903864eb4918959ec798bef172017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02609-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Peptide based nano-assemblies with their self-organizing ability has shown lot of promise due to their high degree of thermal and chemical stability, for biomaterial fabrication. Developing an effective way to control the organization of these structures is important for fabricating application-oriented materials at the molecular level. The present study reports the impact of electric and magnetic field-mediated perturbation of the self-assembly phenomenon, upon the chemical and structural properties of diphenylalanine assembly. Our studies show that, electric field effectively arrests aggregation and self-assembly formation, while the molecule is allowed to anneal in the presence of applied electric fields of varying magnitudes, both AC and DC. The electric field exposure also modulated the morphology of the self-assembled structures without affecting the overall chemical constitution of the material. Our results on the modulatory effect of the electric field are in good agreement with theoretical studies based on molecular dynamics reported earlier on amyloid forming molecular systems. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the self-assemblies formed post electric-field exposure, showed difference in their crystal habit. Modulation of nano-level architecture of peptide based model systems with external stimulus, points to a potentially rewarding strategy to re-work proven nano-materials to expand their application spectrum.Gaurav PandeyJahnu SaikiaSajitha SasidharanDeep C. JoshiSubhash ThotaHarshal B. NemadeNitin ChaudharyVibin RamakrishnanNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
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Gaurav Pandey
Jahnu Saikia
Sajitha Sasidharan
Deep C. Joshi
Subhash Thota
Harshal B. Nemade
Nitin Chaudhary
Vibin Ramakrishnan
Modulation of Peptide Based Nano-Assemblies with Electric and Magnetic Fields
description Abstract Peptide based nano-assemblies with their self-organizing ability has shown lot of promise due to their high degree of thermal and chemical stability, for biomaterial fabrication. Developing an effective way to control the organization of these structures is important for fabricating application-oriented materials at the molecular level. The present study reports the impact of electric and magnetic field-mediated perturbation of the self-assembly phenomenon, upon the chemical and structural properties of diphenylalanine assembly. Our studies show that, electric field effectively arrests aggregation and self-assembly formation, while the molecule is allowed to anneal in the presence of applied electric fields of varying magnitudes, both AC and DC. The electric field exposure also modulated the morphology of the self-assembled structures without affecting the overall chemical constitution of the material. Our results on the modulatory effect of the electric field are in good agreement with theoretical studies based on molecular dynamics reported earlier on amyloid forming molecular systems. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the self-assemblies formed post electric-field exposure, showed difference in their crystal habit. Modulation of nano-level architecture of peptide based model systems with external stimulus, points to a potentially rewarding strategy to re-work proven nano-materials to expand their application spectrum.
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author Gaurav Pandey
Jahnu Saikia
Sajitha Sasidharan
Deep C. Joshi
Subhash Thota
Harshal B. Nemade
Nitin Chaudhary
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title Modulation of Peptide Based Nano-Assemblies with Electric and Magnetic Fields
title_short Modulation of Peptide Based Nano-Assemblies with Electric and Magnetic Fields
title_full Modulation of Peptide Based Nano-Assemblies with Electric and Magnetic Fields
title_fullStr Modulation of Peptide Based Nano-Assemblies with Electric and Magnetic Fields
title_full_unstemmed Modulation of Peptide Based Nano-Assemblies with Electric and Magnetic Fields
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