Assembly of a bacteriophage-based template for the organization of materials into nanoporous networks

Adv Mater. 2014 Jun 4;26(21):3398-404. doi: 10.1002/adma.201305928. Epub 2014 Mar 20.

Abstract

M13 bacteriophages are assembled via a covalent layer-by-layer process to form a highly nanoporous network capable of organizing nanoparticles and acting as a scaffold for templating metal-oxides. The morphological and optical properties of the film itself are presented as well as its ability to organize and disperse metal nanoparticles.

Keywords: M13 bacteriophage; bio-template; layer-by-layer assembly; localized surface plasmon resonance; nanoporous network.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Bacteriophage M13 / chemistry*
  • Bacteriophage M13 / ultrastructure
  • Gold Compounds / chemistry
  • Microscopy, Atomic Force
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Porosity
  • Titanium / chemistry

Substances

  • Gold Compounds
  • titanium dioxide
  • Titanium