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Nanoporous Networks: Assembly of a Bacteriophage‐Based Template for the Organization of Materials into Nanoporous Networks (Adv. Mater. 21/2014)
Author(s) -
Courchesne NoémieManuelle Dorval,
Klug Matthew T.,
Chen PoYen,
Kooi Steven E.,
Yun Dong Soo,
Hong Nina,
Fang Nicholas X.,
Belcher Angela M.,
Hammond Paula T.
Publication year - 2014
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.201470144
Subject(s) - nanoporous , materials science , nanocrystalline material , nanotechnology , layer (electronics) , colloidal gold , nanocomposite , nanoparticle , scaffold , computer science , database
A functional nanoporous film assembled by cross‐linking M13 bacteriophages using a layer‐by‐layer process is illustrated by P. T. Hammond, A. M. Belcher, and co‐workers on page 3398. Gold nanoparticles can be controllably distributed within the film using genetically engineered bacteriophages that display peptides having an affinity with gold. The resulting network can be used as a scaffold to template nanocrystalline titanium dioxide, making it an attractive nanocomposite for electrochemical, optical, and photovoltaic applications.