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Self‐Assembly of Peptide‐Inorganic Hybrid Spheres for Adaptive Encapsulation of Guests
Author(s) -
Yan Xuehai,
Zhu Pengli,
Fei Jinbo,
Li Junbai
Publication year - 2010
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.200901889
Subject(s) - nanotechnology , nanoparticle , materials science , spheres , polyoxometalate , cationic polymerization , self assembly , colloid , hybrid material , encapsulation (networking) , molecule , computer science , chemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , computer network , astronomy , catalysis
Versatile hybrid colloidal spheres , self‐assembled through the association of cationic peptide and polyoxometalate clusters, are not only responsive towards external stimuli but also show novel, adaptive inclusion properties. The adaptive nature of hybrid colloidal spheres is utilized to encapsulate a wide variety of guest materials ranging from water‐soluble molecules to hydrophobic nanoparticles and hydrophilic inorganic nanoparticles.