Ordered structures composed of a plurality of self-assembled peptide nucleic acid (PNA) monomers, and processes of generating same are provided. The plurality of PNA monomers includes modified PNA monomers which are N-protected PNA monomers and/or which feature at least one aromatic moiety attached to a backbone, a nucleobase and/or a nucleobase linkage unit of the PNA monomer. Tunable photonic crystals formed of the provided ordered structures, uses thereof and articles-of-manufacturing containing same are also provided.
本发明提供了由多个自组装肽核酸(
PNA)单体组成的有序结构及其生成过程。多个
PNA 单体包括改性的
PNA 单体,它们是 N 保护的
PNA 单体和/或具有至少一个芳香族分子连接到
PNA 单体的骨架、核碱基和/或核碱基连接单元的
PNA 单体。此外,还提供了由所提供的有序结构形成的可调谐光子晶体、其用途以及含有这些结构的制造品。