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ArticleScientific reports2016

Protein self-assembly onto nanodots leads to formation of conductive bio-based hybrids.

Xiao Hu, Chenbo Dong, Rigu Su, Quan Xu, Cerasela Zoica Dinu

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Xiao HuDepartment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University, WV, USA.
Chenbo DongDepartment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University, WV, USA.
Rigu SuState Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing, China.
Quan XuState Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing, China.
Cerasela Zoica DinuDepartment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University, WV, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The next generation of nanowires that could advance the integration of functional nanosystems into synthetic applications from photocatalysis to optical devices need to demonstrate increased ability to promote electron transfer at their interfaces while ensuring optimum quantum confinement. Herein we used the biological recognition and the self-assembly properties of tubulin, a protein involved in building the filaments of cellular microtubules, to create stable, free standing and conductive sulfur-doped carbon nanodots-based conductive bio-hybrids. The physical and chemical properties (e.g., composition, morphology, diameter etc.) of such user-synthesized hybrids were investigated using atomic and spectroscopic techniques, while the electron transfer rate was estimated using peak currents formed during voltammetry scanning. Our results demonstrate the ability to create individually hybrid nanowires capable to reduce energy losses; such hybrids could possibly be used in the future for the advancement and implementation into nanometer-scale functional devices.

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CarbonChitosanElectrodesGoldMicroscopy, Atomic ForceNanotechnologyNanowiresSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredSulfurTubulinCarbonChitosanGoldSulfurTubulin

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PMID27922059
PMCPMC5138619

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