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Relative size selection of a conjugated polyelectrolyte in virus-like protein structures

Melanie Brasch and Jeroen J. L. M. Cornelissen*

Chem. Commun., 2012, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13185K

First published on the web 28th November 2011


A conjugated polyelectrolyte poly[(2-methoxy-5-propyloxy sulfonate)-phenyl-ene vinylene] (MPS-PPV) drives the assembly of virus capsid proteins to form single virus-like particles (VLPs) and aggregates with more than two VLPs, with a relative selection of high molecular weight polymer in the latter.



For complete article see http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2012/cc/c1cc13185k