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Cover Feature: Carbon Nanotubes Encapsulated in Coiled‐Coil Peptide Barrels (Chem. Eur. J. 47/2018)
Author(s) -
Mann Florian A.,
Horlebein Jan,
Meyer Nils Frederik,
Meyer Daniel,
Thomas Franziska,
Kruss Sebastian
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201802648
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , nanotechnology , fluorescence , materials science , infrared , coiled coil , electromagnetic coil , peptide , chemistry , optics , physics , biochemistry , quantum mechanics
Encapsulation of single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) by α‐helical coiled‐coil peptide barrels (αHBs) offers a novel approach to solubilize and functionalize the surface of near‐infrared fluorescent SWCNTs. Optical spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy revealed that SWCNTs of appropriate diameter incorporate into barrels of the same pore size. This concept holds great promise for applications of functionalized SWCNTs, for example, as near‐infrared fluorescent labels for bioimaging or sensing. More information can be found in the Communication by F. Thomas, S. Kruss et al. on page 12241.