title: Fabrication of semiconductor nanowires by conjugation  of quantum dots to actin filaments.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, University of Rhode Island, 2 Lippitt Rd, Kingston, RI 02881, USA.
authors.forename: Lan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Gregory O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Andreev
authors.forename: Yana K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Reshetnyak
authors.forename: Oleg A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Andreev
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D053770:Nanowires / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D045663:Quantum Dots; D012666:Semiconductors
chemical_list: D000199:Actins