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The Assembly of Nano-Materials Using Bio-Scaffolding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

C. Steven Yun
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
Jody L. Major
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
Geoffrey F. Strouse
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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Abstract

Bio-assembly strategies may allow formation of high-density nano-electronic architectures possessing unique electronic properties. These bio-nanomaterial hybrids should exhibit bio- compatibility and bio-viability. Therefore, contingencies of maintaining tertiary structure in the presence of nanometer-sized particles are a potential fatal flaw in bio-scaffolded assemblies. In this manuscript we investigate the assembly of bio-scaffolded nanomaterial constructs, specifically polypeptides, while probing the issue of bio-compatibility and viability by TEM imaging.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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