Peptide-mediated formation of single-wall carbon nanotube composites.
The formation of silica- and titania-coated single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) using a mutlifunctional peptide to both suspend SWNTs and direct the precipitation of silica and titania at room temperature is demonstrated.
Pender
Mark J
MJ
Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433-7702, USA.
Sowards
Laura A
LA
Hartgerink
Jeffrey D
JD
Stone
Morley O
MO
Naik
Rajesh R
RR
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D024322:Amino Acids, Aromatic / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D019151:Peptide Library; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry
D024322:Amino Acids, Aromatic; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D019151:Peptide Library; D010455:Peptides; C009495:titanium dioxide; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D014025:Titanium