Self-Assembly of Rod-Like Bionanoparticles at Interfaces and in Solution

Ye Tian; Zhongwei Niu

doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-7808-3_10

Self-Assembly of Rod-Like Bionanoparticles at Interfaces and in Solution

Methods Mol Biol. 2018:1776:159-167. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7808-3_10.

Authors

Ye Tian^{1

2}, Zhongwei Niu^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
² University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
³ Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. niu@mail.ipc.ac.cn.
⁴ University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. niu@mail.ipc.ac.cn.

PMID: 29869240
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7808-3_10

Abstract

Rod-like nanoparticles show unique self-assembly behavior benefiting from their anisotropic properties. As a classic example of a one-dimensional (1D) rod-like plant virus, tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) can either assemble in a head-to-tail manner to form 1D long fibers, or align parallel to form crystal-like structures at interfaces or in solution. Here, the self-assembly behaviors of TMV at oil-water or air-liquid interfaces are summarized. In addition, the self-assembly of TMV with polymers in solution is also discussed in this chapter.

Keywords: Interfaces; Polyaniline; Polydopamine; Self-assembly; Tobacco mosaic virus.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Anisotropy
Nanoparticles / metabolism*
Plant Viruses / physiology*
Polymers / metabolism
Solutions / metabolism*
Tobacco Mosaic Virus / physiology
Virus Assembly / physiology*

Substances

Polymers
Solutions