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Table 2 Stability of non-silica coated K/A, and K/R fibrils in organic solvents, pH 1.5 and high temperature

From: Chemically and thermally stable silica nanowires with a β-sheet peptide core for bionanotechnology

Variants

Ethanol

2-propanol

AcN

pH 1.5

Autoclaving and heating to 70 °C

K1A

++++

++++

++++

+

K8A

+++

++

+++

+++

K1R

K1RK8R

K8R

K9R

  1. +, sign used to denote stability following treatments; while −, signs refer to un-stable fibrils treated with harsh conditions