Supramolecular Self‐Assembly of N‐Acetyl‐Capped β‐Peptides Leads to Nano‐ to Macroscale Fiber Formation1. Issue 32 (19th June 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Del Borgo, Mark P.; Mechler, Adam I.; Traore, Daouda; Forsyth, Craig; Wilce, Jacqueline A.; Wilce, Matthew C. J.; Aguilar, Marie‐Isabel; Perlmutter, Patrick
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie international edition. Volume 52:Issue 32(2013)
• Page Start: 8266
• Page End: 8270
• Publication Date: 2013-06-19
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201303175
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-7851

Abstract

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