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Optically and Biologically Active Mussel Protein‐Coated Double‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Author(s) -
Jung Yong Chae,
Muramatsu Hiroyuki,
Fujisawa Kazunori,
Kim Jin Hee,
Hayashi Takuya,
Kim Yoong Ahm,
Endo Morinobu,
Terrones Mauricio,
Dresselhaus Mildred S.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201100668
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , mussel , materials science , coating , nanotechnology , fouling , aqueous solution , chemical engineering , membrane , chemistry , organic chemistry , ecology , biochemistry , engineering , biology
A method of dispersing strongly bundled double‐walled carbon nanotubes (DWNTs) via a homogeneous coating of mussel protein in an aqueous solution is presented. Optical activity, mechanical strength, as well as electrical conductivity coming from the nanotubes and the versatile biological activity from the mussel protein make mussel‐coated DWNTs promising as a multifunctional scaffold and for anti‐fouling materials.