Selection of biomolecules capable of mediating the formation of nanocrystals.
ACS Nano
; 1(3): 154-9, 2007 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Biopolymers in the biosphere are well known to mediate the formation of a wide array of inorganic materials, such as bone, shells, lenses, and magnetic particles to name a few. Recently, in vitro experiments with biopolymers such as peptides, RNA, and DNA have shown that templating by these macromolecules can yield a variety of materials under mild reaction conditions. The primary sequence of the biopolymer can be viewed as a proteomic or genomic signature for the templating of an inorganic material from defined metal precursors and reaction conditions. Together with the rapid advances in inorganic particle synthesis by other combinatorial methods, these bioinspired in vitro materials experiments may provide additional insights into possible inorganic materials yet to be discovered and subsequently synthesized by conventional methods. Some of the concepts important to understanding the crystallization phenomena occurring during biopolymer mediation are discussed. A simple kinetic model is provided in the context of known biopolymer-mediated inorganic crystallizations.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Biopolímeros
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Nanopartículas
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Compuestos Inorgánicos
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En
Revista:
ACS Nano
Año:
2007
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos