Molecular Design and Applications of Self-Assembling Surfactant-Like Peptides

Figure 6

Self-assembly of surfactant-like peptides with different geometrical shape. (a) Wedge-shaped surfactant-like peptides form cylindrical micelle nanofibers in water solution. (b) Reversed-wedge-shaped surfactant-like peptide forms reverse micelle nanofibers in nonpolar environment. (c) Wedge-shaped bolaamphiphilic peptides form cylindrical micelle nanofibers in water solution.