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Virus‐SiO 2 and Virus‐SiO 2 ‐Au Hybrid Particles with Tunable Morphology
Author(s) -
van Rijn Patrick,
van Bezouwen Laura S.,
Fischer Rainer,
Boekema Egbert J.,
Böker Alexander,
Commandeur Ulrich
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
particle and particle systems characterization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-4117
pISSN - 0934-0866
DOI - 10.1002/ppsc.201400068
Subject(s) - mesoscopic physics , biomineralization , nanoparticle , morphology (biology) , nanotechnology , materials science , virus , virus like particle , immunogold labelling , chemical engineering , chemistry , biology , virology , gene , physics , biochemistry , quantum mechanics , recombinant dna , anatomy , ultrastructure , engineering , genetics
Potato virus X is used as a multifunctional template to form various inorganic hybrid structures with different nano‐ and mesoscopic architectures. A genetically added peptide induces biomineralization, leading to controlled formation of SiO 2 , providing virus structures decorated with SiO 2 nanoparticles as well as mesoscopic superstructures. The formation of isolated nanoparticles allows for additional targeting via immunogold labeling.