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Tubulin assemblies as biomolecular templates for nanostructure synthesis: from nanoparticle arrays to nanowires
Author(s) -
Behrens Silke,
Habicht Wilhelm,
Wu Jin,
Unger Eberhard
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
surface and interface analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1096-9918
pISSN - 0142-2421
DOI - 10.1002/sia.2334
Subject(s) - template , nanostructure , nanotechnology , nucleation , nanoparticle , nanowire , materials science , biomolecule , micrometer , metal , scanning electron microscope , particle (ecology) , chemical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , metallurgy , physics , oceanography , engineering , geology , optics , composite material
Particles and nanotubes were synthesized after incubation with a metal salt and subsequent chemical reduction of the formed metal/biomolecule complexes. As investigated by scanning force microscopy (SFM) and electron microscopy, the nucleation and growth of metal clusters as well as continuous metal layers on microtubules lead to the template‐directed formation of micrometer‐long particle chains, or metal nanotubes. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.