7 Oct 2026
by Owen Morton

Peptide snowflakes - AFM

Atomic‐force microscopy image (10 × 10 μm²) of an amyloid-like peptide dried on freshly cleaved muscovite mica. The peptide aggregates form irregular, leaf-like crystalline patterns reminiscent of snowflakes. Image by Christian Bortolini, National Physical Laboratory

 

Peptide snowflakes - AFM