title: Bio-inspired chemical reactors for growing aligned gold nanoparticle-like wires.
abstract: Bioinspired masks, created by merging sol-gel chemistry with biotemplating, were used as local chemical reactors to grow aligned arrays of gold nanoparticle-like wires.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284-2006, USA.
authors: Zhe-Xue
authors: ZX
authors: Lu
authors: Lynn F
authors: LF
authors: Wood
authors: Dennis E
authors: DE
authors: Ohman
authors: Maryanne M
authors: MM
authors: Collinson
mesh_terms: D019149:Bioreactors; D006046:Gold; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D053770:Nanowires
chemical_list: D006046:Gold