Peptide nanostructures encapsulating a foreign material and method of manufacturing same
AssigneeRamot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
InventorsEhud GAZIT, Meital Reches
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Abstract
A composition comprising a material at least partially enclosed by a tubular, spherical or planar nanostructure composed of a plurality of peptides, wherein each of the plurality of peptides includes no more than 4 amino acids and whereas at least one of the 4 amino acids is an aromatic amino acid.
Claims20
A transistor, comprising a first nanowire and a second nanowire forming a junction with said first nanowire, each of said first nanowire and said second nanowire being formed of a semiconducting material, at least partially enclosed by a nanostructure composed of a plurality of aromatic homodipeptides;
- wherein said semiconducting material of said first nanowire has an n-type doping and said semiconducting material of said second nanowire has a p-type doping.
A memory cell, comprising:
- a plurality of magnetic nanowires each formed of a ferromagnetic material at least partially enclosed by a nanostructure composed of a plurality of aromatic homodipeptides;
- wherein each of said plurality of magnetic nanowires is capable of assuming two magnetization states and is connected to two conductive lines defining an address of a magnetic nanowire connected thereto.
A memory cell, comprising:
- (a) an electrode;
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- (b) a nanowire, formed of a conducting material, at least partially enclosed by a nanostructure composed of a plurality of aromatic homodipeptides, said nanowire being capable of assuming one of at least two states;
- said nanostructure and said electrode being designed and constructed such that when electrical current flows through said electrode, said nanostructure transforms from a first state of said at least to states to a second state of said at least to states.
An electronic switching or amplifying device, comprising a source electrode, a drain electrode, a gate electrode and a channel, wherein at least one of said gate electrode and said channel comprises a nanowire being formed of a conducting or semiconducting material, at least partially enclosed by a nanostructure composed of a plurality of aromatic homodipeptides.
An electronic inverter having a first switching device and a second switching device, each of said first switching device and said first switching device comprising a source electrode, a drain electrode, a gate electrode and a channel, such that said drain electrode of said first switching device is electrically communicating with said source electrode of said second switching device;
- wherein at least one of said gate electrode and said channel comprises a nanowire being formed of a conducting or semiconducting material, at least partially enclosed by a nanostructure composed of a plurality of aromatic homodipeptides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.