title: Hybrid macroscopic fibers from the synergistic assembly between silica and filamentous viruses.
abstract: In this work, we report the elaboration of macroscopic hybrid virus-silica fibers. By using a silicate sol as inorganic precursor combined with the filamentous fd virus, well-dispersed hybrid fibers are obtained in solution. These macroscopic fd-silica fibers exhibit a narrow distribution of their diameter, while their length is at the millimeter scale. A scenario of the morphosynthesis is proposed to account for the formation of these high aspect ratio hybrid fibers.
authors: Centre de Recherche Paul-Pascal, CNRS - Université de Bordeaux, 115 Avenue Albert Schweitzer, 33600 Pessac, France. grelet@crpp-bordeaux.cnrs.fr
authors: Eric
authors: E
authors: Grelet
authors: Alexandra
authors: A
authors: Moreno
authors: Rénal
authors: R
authors: Backov
mesh_terms: D005782:Gels; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D014780:Viruses / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005782:Gels; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D012822:Silicon Dioxide