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Fungal Templates for Noble‐Metal Nanoparticles and Their Application in Catalysis
Author(s) -
Bigall Nadja C.,
Reitzig Manuela,
Naumann Wolfgang,
Simon Paul,
van Pée KarlHeinz,
Eychmüller Alexander
Publication year - 2008
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.200801802
Subject(s) - template , nanoparticle , supercritical fluid , noble metal , nanotechnology , catalysis , colloidal gold , palladium , materials science , metal , platinum , chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , metallurgy , engineering
Living templates : Gold, silver, platinum, and palladium nanoparticles are synthesized. The as‐obtained citrate‐stabilized solutions are used as growth media for a variety of fungi. The nanoparticles partly assemble onto the mycelia, leading to a hybrid structure which consists of a biological template covered with nanoparticles. Supercritical drying of these structures conserves the three‐dimensional tubular shape.