Multiscale Modeling of Elasticity and Fracture in Organic Nanotubes

Cyclic peptide nanotubes (CPNs) have unique chemical and mechanical features that squarely position them to tackle persistent challenges in sensor technologies, tissue scaffolds, templates for organic and hybrid electronics, and ultrasmall electromechanical systems. These self-assembled hierarchical nanostructures are highly organized at the nanoscale and feature exceptional thermodynamical stability arising from the collective action of...