Directed Growth of Silk Nanofibrils on Graphene and Their Hybrid Nanocomposites | Zendy

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Directed Growth of Silk Nanofibrils on Graphene and Their Hybrid Nanocomposites

Author(s) -

Shengjie Ling,

Chaoxu Li,

Jozef Adamčík,

Suhang Wang,

Zhengzhong Shao,

Xin Chen,

Raffaele Mezzenga

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

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Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.966

H-Index - 92

ISSN - 2161-1653

DOI - 10.1021/mz400639y

Subject(s) - graphene , nanotechnology , materials science , fibroin , silk , nanomedicine , nanomaterials , nanocomposite , nanoelectronics , drug delivery , fabrication , nanomanufacturing , nanoparticle , composite material , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology

Combination of proteins with other nanomaterials offers a promising strategy to fabricate novel hybrids with original functions in biology, medicine, nanotechnology, and materials science. Under carefully selected experimental conditions, we show that graphene nanosheets are able to direct one-dimensional self-assembly of silk fibroin, forming an unprecedented type of nanohybrids. These silk/graphene hybrids combine physical properties of both constituents and form functional composites with well-ordered hierarchical structures. Due to the facile fabrication process and their tunable nanostructures, the resultant hybrids show promise in applications as diverse as tissue engineering, drug delivery, nanoelectronics, nanomedicine, biosensors, and functional composites. ? 2014 American Chemical Society.

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