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Self‐Assembly of Rodlike Bio‐nanoparticles in Capillary Tubes
Author(s) -
Lin Yuan,
Balizan Elizabeth,
Lee L. Andrew,
Niu Zhongwei,
Wang Qian
Publication year - 2010
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.200904993
Subject(s) - capillary action , tube (container) , nanoparticle , particle (ecology) , surface (topology) , nanotechnology , tobacco mosaic virus , materials science , computer science , composite material , geology , virus , biology , mathematics , virology , geometry , oceanography
All lined up : Diverse patterns result from drying a solution of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) particles in a glass capillary tube (see AFM images). The hierarchical assembled structure can be controlled by the particle concentration, the drying process, and the surface properties of the interior surface of the tube. The internally patterned tube can potentially be applied to directing the orientation of rat aortic smooth muscle cells.