Cobalt oxide hollow nanoparticles derived by bio-templating.
We present here the first fabrication of hollow cobalt oxide nanoparticles produced by a protein-regulated site-specific reconstitution process in aqueous solution and describe the metal growth mechanism in the ferritin interior.
Kim
Jae-Woo
JW
Science and Technology Corporation, NASA Langley Research Center, 6a West Taylor Street, Hampton, VA 23681, USA. fn.j.kim@larc.nasa.gov
Choi
Sang H
SH
Lillehei
Peter T
PT
Chu
Sang-Hyon
SH
King
Glen C
GC
Watt
Gerald D
GD
D000818:Animals; D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D005293:Ferritins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006736:Horses; D017348:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Transmission; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D012996:Solutions
D010087:Oxides; D012996:Solutions; D003035:Cobalt; D005293:Ferritins; C060728:cobalt oxide