Exploiting a self-assembly driven dynamic nanostructured library

A self-assembly driven dynamic peptide based nanostructured library is made using a reversible chemical fuel-catalyzed reaction. The reaction between peptide based bolaamphiphiles and dimethyl sulphate facilitates the formation of a predominant nanostructured product in a gel phase medium. The resultant product self-assembles into well-defined beta-sheets which further self-assemble into hierarchical nanofibrils.