title: Biomimetic synthesis and patterning of silver nanoparticles.
abstract: The creation of nanoscale materials for advanced structures has led to a growing interest in the area of biomineralization. Numerous microorganisms are capable of synthesizing inorganic-based structures. For example, diatoms use amorphous silica as a structural material, bacteria synthesize magnetite (Fe3O4) particles and form silver nanoparticles, and yeast cells synthesize cadmium sulphide nanoparticles. The process of biomineralization and assembly of nanostructured inorganic components into hierarchical structures has led to the development of a variety of approaches that mimic the recognition and nucleation capabilities found in biomolecules for inorganic material synthesis. In this report, we describe the in vitro biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using silver-binding peptides identified from a combinatorial phage display peptide library.
authors.affiliation: Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Biotechnology Group, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio 45433, USA.
authors.forename: Rajesh R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: Sarah J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Stringer
authors.forename: Gunjan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Sharon E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Morley O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Stone
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D032701:Biomimetics / Q000379:methods; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008903:Minerals / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D019151:Peptide Library; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D018030:Silver Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals; D019151:Peptide Library; D010455:Peptides; D018030:Silver Compounds; D012834:Silver