Fabrication of semiconductor nanowires by conjugation  of quantum dots to actin filaments.
We demonstrate the feasibility of fabrication of semiconducting nanowires (quantum dots) using F-actin as a template. Three different approaches of assembling quantum dots into nanowires are described. The nanowires were characterized by fluorescence microscopy.
Yao
Lan
L
Physics Department, University of Rhode Island, 2 Lippitt Rd, Kingston, RI 02881, USA.
Andreev
Gregory O
GO
Reshetnyak
Yana K
YK
Andreev
Oleg A
OA
D000199:Actins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D053770:Nanowires / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D045663:Quantum Dots; D012666:Semiconductors
D000199:Actins