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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Mater Chem. 2008 Jan 1;18:3865. doi: 10.1039/b807150k

Scheme 1.

Scheme 1

Self-assembly of collagen related synthetic peptides and their use as templates for the assembly of metallic nanowires: 1) modification with colloidal gold nanoparticles; 2) self-assembly to collagen-like fibers; 3) electroless silver plating to yield metallic nanowires.