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Synthesis and Self‐Assembly of Organoclay‐Wrapped Biomolecules
Author(s) -
Patil Avinash J.,
Muthusamy Eswaramoorthy,
Mann Stephen
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200453868
Subject(s) - organoclay , biomolecule , nanoparticle , chemistry , aqueous solution , nanotechnology , polymer science , materials science , nanocomposite , organic chemistry
Gift wrapped : Biomolecules can be enveloped within an ultrathin shell of an aminopropyl‐functionalized magnesium (organo)phyllosilicate to produce aqueous dispersions of discrete protein–inorganic nanoparticles. Similar procedures but with organoclay oligomers that have pendent long‐chain hydrophobic moieties result in self‐assembly of the protein–inorganic nanoparticles into higher‐order superstructures (see picture).