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Hydrogels: Assembly of Viral Hydrogels for Three‐Dimensional Conducting Nanocomposites (Adv. Mater. 30/2014)
Author(s) -
Chen PoYen,
Hyder Md Nasim,
Mackanic David,
Courchesne NoémieManuelle Dorval,
Qi Jifa,
Klug Matthew T.,
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.201470202
Subject(s) - materials science , self healing hydrogels , nanocomposite , nanotechnology , polyaniline , porosity , polymer chemistry , composite material , polymer , polymerization
The cover image represents a bioengineered M13 virus (grey) that can be genetically programmed to bind pristine singlewalled nanotubes (SWNTs) (black) in a controlled fashion along the length of the virus homogeneously. These SWNTs–virus complexes are used as the basis for the formation of crosslinked hydrogel scaffolds for the design of 3D porous polyaniline nanostructures (green) which integrate SWNTs, as reported by P. T. Hammond, A. M. Belcher, and co‐workers on page 5101. The templated assembly promises facile synthesis of 3D conducting nanocomposites for a myriad of applications, from sensing to energy conversion and energy storage.