β-Hairpin Fold Peptide Brush Polymers
Julia Oktawiec, Hassan Nadeem, Omar M. Ebrahim, Yu Chen, Clara Barbut, James Byrnes, Matthew P. Thompson, Diwakar Shukla, Nathan C. Gianneschi
This study examines peptide-brush polymers mimicking protein structure, finding that polymer backbones disrupt secondary structures and alter free-energy landscapes.
bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry