Figure 1
From: Nanometric self-assembling peptide layers maintain adult hepatocyte phenotype in sandwich cultures
Development of nanometric self-assembling peptide layers on thin porous membranes. (A) Plasma deposition of acrylic acid onto membrane surfaces. RAD16-I peptide sequences are immobilized to the deposited -COOH. (B) Plasma deposition of pentafluorophenyl methacrylate (PFM) onto membrane surfaces. RAD16-I peptide sequences are immobilized to the deposited PFM. (C) Model describing the formation of a thin layer of self-assembling peptide gel on a membrane substrate using immobilized self-assembling peptides as attachment points.