Self-folding and aggregation of amyloid nanofibrils

Amyloids are highly organized protein filaments, rich in β-sheet secondary structures that self-assemble to form dense plaques in brain tissues affected by severe neurodegenerative disorders (e.g. Alzheimer's Disease). Identified as natural functional materials in bacteria, in addition to their...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Paparcone, Raffaella, Cranford, Steven Wayne, Buehler, Markus J.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Materials Science and Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry, The 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77243
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4173-9659