Communication

Soft Matter, 2008, 4, 241 - 244, DOI: 10.1039/b711675f

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Electrostatically driven self-assembly of hybrid elastin–DNA liquid crystals

Christopher B. Stanley and Helmut H. Strey

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Self-assembled, hybrid liquid crystals of elastin-like peptides complexed with DNA exhibit inverse temperature-transition behavior and demonstrate functional materials design strategies.

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