. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 15.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Chem Soc. 2007 Dec 18;130(2):687–694. doi: 10.1021/ja0764862

Table 1.

Summary of ELP_BC physical and thermal properties.

ELP	MW (kDa)	Length (pentapeptides)	~Ratio	CMT (°C)	ELP[V₅-n] T_t (°C)	Type
ELP-64/60	49.4	124	1:1	42	36	type I
ELP-96/60	63.1	156	3:2	41	36	type I
ELP-128/60	75.1	188	2:1	42	36	type I
ELP-64/90	62.8	154	2:3	35	31	type II
ELP-96/90	73.9	186	1:1	36	31	type II
ELP-64/120	74.1	184	1:2	33	29	type II

The data are listed in order of increasing low T_t block length. ELP[V₅-n]'s T_t is defined as the maximum in dOD/dT for the parent ELP[V₅-n] block from an upward thermal ramp (1°C/min) in PBS at 25 μM. The type refers to the stability of the nanoparticle (see text for a discussion).