title: Bridging the electrochemical and biological worlds with hybrid nanocomposites.
abstract: Recent discoveries arising from a combination of the biological, physical, chemical and materials sciences have resulted in the invention of numerous hybrid molecules that possess strengths inherent to each individual discipline. Nanocomposites that link biological molecules to inorganic moieties have led to a family of new reagents with unique capabilities for cellular imaging and macromolecule detection. A recent report has extended the applications of these hybrid molecules from their use as detection and scaffolding reagents into the realm of a biologically functional molecule.
authors.affiliation: Energy and Environmental Science and Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, USA. glesne@anl.gov
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Glesne
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000639:trends; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000639:trends; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000639:trends*; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016716:PC12 Cells; D010777:Photochemistry; D051381:Rats; D012666:Semiconductors; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D009841:Oligonucleotides; C009495:titanium dioxide; D004247:DNA; D014025:Titanium