Volume 10, Issue 19 pp. 3876-3879
Communication

Self-Assembly of Collagen Building Blocks Guided by Electric Fields

Roberto de la Rica

Corresponding Author

Roberto de la Rica

Department of Materials, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

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Ernest Mendoza

Ernest Mendoza

Centre de Recerca en Nanoenginyeria, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, c/Pascual i Vila 15, Barcelona, 08028 Spain

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Lesley W. Chow

Lesley W. Chow

Department of Materials, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

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Kristy L. Cloyd

Kristy L. Cloyd

Department of Materials, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

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Sergio Bertazzo

Sergio Bertazzo

Department of Materials, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

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Hannah C. Watkins

Hannah C. Watkins

Department of Materials, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

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Joseph A. M. Steele

Joseph A. M. Steele

Department of Materials, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

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Molly M. Stevens

Corresponding Author

Molly M. Stevens

Department of Materials, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ UK

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First published: 10 June 2014
Citations: 7

Graphical Abstract

Show me the way: protein building blocks are programmed to assemble hierarchically and yield a defined fiber morphology of micrometric length and precise nanometric diameter. The key step of this method is to align the building blocks with an AC field prior to assembly. The resulting protein nanofibers are straightforwardly integrated with the circuitry for potential applications in bionanotechnology.

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