Interfacial self-assembly to spatially organize graphene oxide into hierarchical and bioactive structures
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Journal Article
Abstract
Multicomponent self-assembly holds great promise for the generation of complex and functional biomaterials with hierarchical microstructure. Here, we describe the use of supramolecular co-assembly between an elastin-like recombinamer (ELR5) and a peptide amphiphile (PA) to organize graphene oxide (GO) flakes into bioactive structures across multiple scales. The process takes advantage of a reaction—diffusion mechanism to enable the incorporation and spatial organization of GO within multiple ELR5/PA layers. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and ImageJ software were used to demonstrate the hierarchical organization of GO flakes within the ELR5/PA layers and the distribution profiles of GO throughout the ELR5/PA membranes. Furthermore, atomic force microscopy (AFM) revealed improved Young's Moduli of the ELR5/PA/GO membranes compared to the ELR5/PA membranes. Lastly, we investigated biocompatibility of the ELR5/PA/GO membrane via various cell culture methods.
Date Issued
2020-06-16
Date Acceptance
2020-05-06
Citation
Frontiers in Materials, 2020, 7, pp.1-13
ISSN
2296-8016
Publisher
Frontiers Media
Start Page
1
End Page
13
Journal / Book Title
Frontiers in Materials
Volume
7
Copyright Statement
© 2020 Majkowska, Redondo-Gómez, Rice, Gonzalez, Inostroza-Brito, Collin, Rodriguez-Cabello, Del Rio Hernandez, Solito and Mata. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Materials Science
graphene oxide
multicomponent self-assembly
peptide amphiphiles
elastin-like recombinamer
hierarchical biomaterials
composite materials
CHITOSAN
DIFFERENTIATION
BIOMATERIALS
FABRICATION
SCAFFOLD
DESIGN
FILM
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 167
Date Publish Online
2020-06-16