Supramolecular engineering of amyloid-inspired tripeptide assemblies enabling tunable piezoelectricity (opens in new tab)

Rational molecular design of short peptides represents an effective strategy for modulating supramolecular architectures and piezoelectricity of peptide assemblies. However, the impact of peptide sequence and side chain chemistry on the piezoelectric properties of assemblies remains largely unexplored. Diphenylalanine (FF), the core recognition motif of β-amyloid protein, has emerged as an excellent molecular building block for fabricating piezoelectric materials due to its easily modifiable ...