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Constrained Synthesis and Organization of Catalytically Active Metal Nanoparticles by Self‐Assembled Protein Templates
Author(s) -
Behrens Silke,
Heyman Ar,
Maul Robert,
Essig Sarah,
Steigerwald Sebastian,
Quintilla Aina,
Wenzel Wolfgang,
Bürck Jochen,
Dgany Or,
Shoseyov Oded
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200900487
Subject(s) - materials science , template , dispersity , nanoparticle , catalysis , nanotechnology , metal , particle (ecology) , in situ , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , chemistry , oceanography , geology , metallurgy
Novel geometrical architectures of hybrid nanoparticle–protein complexes are generated by chemically synthesizing monodisperse metal nanoparticles in situ in the presence of a stable, stress‐related protein. The catalytic activity of the protein–particle hybrids is examined for the reduction of 4‐nitrophenol, providing future biofunctional nanoparticle labels for catalytic signal amplification in optical assays.