2022
Protein nanowires with tunable functionality and programmable self-assembly using sequence-controlled synthesis
Shapiro DM, Mandava G, Yalcin SE, Arranz-Gibert P, Dahl PJ, Shipps C, Gu Y, Srikanth V, Salazar-Morales AI, O’Brien J, Vanderschuren K, Vu D, Batista VS, Malvankar NS, Isaacs FJ. Protein nanowires with tunable functionality and programmable self-assembly using sequence-controlled synthesis. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 829. PMID: 35149672, PMCID: PMC8837800, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28206-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein nanowiresElectronic functionalityChemical-based synthesisConductive protein nanowiresSequence-controlled synthesisHigh electronic conductivityGold nanoparticlesSite-specific conjugationSynthetic chemistryTunable functionalityElectronic conductivityTunable propertiesAttractive biomaterialNonstandard amino acidsSynthetic biologyNanowiresBiomaterialsProtein materialSynthesisAtomic structureMost biomaterialsIncorporation of tryptophanFunctionalityConductivityNanoparticles
2009
Block-Copolymer-Based Plasmonic Nanostructures
Mistark PA, Park S, Yalcin SE, Lee DH, Yavuzcetin O, Tuominen MT, Russell TP, Achermann M. Block-Copolymer-Based Plasmonic Nanostructures. ACS Nano 2009, 3: 3987-3992. PMID: 19947582, DOI: 10.1021/nn901245w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurface plasmon polaritonsNanoparticle arraysCharacteristic surface plasmon resonanceMetal nanoparticle arraysSurface plasmon resonanceBlock copolymer templatesThin filmsVisible wavelength rangePlasmonic nanostructuresMetal nanoparticlesNanoparticle interfaceMetal thin filmsCopolymer thin filmsCopolymer templatePlasmon resonanceOptical characterizationPlasmon polaritonsWavelength rangeBlock copolymersMetal saltsMetal arraysSolvent annealingMixed solventArrayFilms