Fabrication of ordered nanostructures of sulfide nanocrystal assemblies over self-assembled genetically engineered P22 coat protein

Liming Shen; Ningzhong Bao; Peter E Prevelige; Arunava Gupta

doi:10.1021/ja107080b

Fabrication of ordered nanostructures of sulfide nanocrystal assemblies over self-assembled genetically engineered P22 coat protein

J Am Chem Soc. 2010 Dec 15;132(49):17354-7. doi: 10.1021/ja107080b. Epub 2010 Nov 22.

Authors

Liming Shen¹, Ningzhong Bao, Peter E Prevelige, Arunava Gupta

Affiliation

¹ Center for Materials for Information Technology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA.

PMID: 21090711
DOI: 10.1021/ja107080b

Abstract

Ordered ZnS and CdS nanocrystal assemblies have been synthesized by a facile bioinspired approach consisting of an initial self-assembly of engineered proteins into spherical biotemplates and a subsequent protein-directed nucleation and growth of ZnS and CdS nanocrystals symmetrically distributed over the self-assembled biotemplates.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Bacteriophage P22 / chemistry*
Bacteriophage P22 / genetics
Cadmium Compounds / chemistry
Capsid Proteins / chemistry*
Capsid Proteins / genetics
Models, Molecular
Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Nanoparticles / ultrastructure
Nanostructures / chemistry*
Nanostructures / ultrastructure
Nanotechnology / methods*
Protein Engineering
Sulfides / chemistry*
Zinc Compounds / chemistry

Substances

Cadmium Compounds
Capsid Proteins
Sulfides
Zinc Compounds
cadmium sulfide
zinc sulfide