초록 |
An artificial biomimetic molecule with biological functionality attracts lots of interest because this molecule has both organic and biological properties simultaneously. In this study, a biomimetic bolaamphiphile molecule of bis(N-α-amido-glycylglycine)-1,7-heptane dicarboxylate was synthesized and applied for the preparation of inorganic nanotubes and nanoparticles. Due to the bolaamphiphilicity of this molecule, it would self-assemble to form tubular or ring-shaped nanostructures which can be used as templates for the nanotube or nanoparticle synthesis. With the assistance of various designer peptides mineralization of inorganic materials were achieved on the tubular templates. In addition, metal oxide nanoparticle synthesis at room-temperature was achieved by the biological catalytic activity. This multifunctional biomimetic molecule assembly could be applied for syntheses of a variety of nanomaterials. |