Decoration of Au and Ag Nanoparticles on Self-Assembling Pseudopeptide-Based Nanofiber by Using a Short Peptide as Capping Agent for Metal Nanoparticles
The surface of a nanofiber that is formed from a self-assembling pseudopeptide has been decorated by gold and silver nanoparticles that arestabilized by a dipeptide. Transmission electron microscopic images make the decoration visible. In this paper, a new strategy of mineralizinga pseudopeptide based nanofiber by gold and silver nanoparticles with use of a two-component nanografting method is described.