In-situ observation of silk nanofibril assembly via graphene plasmonic infrared sensor

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 4643 - 9
• Main Authors: Wu, Chenchen, Duan, Yu, Yu, Lintao, Hu, Yao, Zhao, Chenxi, Ji, Chunwang, Guo, Xiangdong, Zhang, Shu, Dai, Xiaokang, Ma, Puyi, Wang, Qian, Ling, Shengjie, Yang, Xiaoxia, Dai, Qing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 31.05.2024; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/1647/527/2257; 639/624/1075/1082; 9/10; Assembly; Biomimetics; Evolution; Fibers; Graphene; Humanities and Social Sciences; Intermediates; Molecular dynamics; Morphology; multidisciplinary; Oligomers; Plasmonics; Protein structure; Proteins; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Secondary structure; Sensors; Silk; Silk fibroin; Spinning

Silk nanofibrils (SNFs), the fundamental building blocks of silk fibers, endow them with exceptional properties. However, the intricate mechanism governing SNF assembly, a process involving both protein conformational transitions and protein molecule conjunctions, remains elusive. This lack of under...