title: Fabrication of polypyrrole nano-arrays in lysozyme single crystals.
abstract: A template-directed method for the synthesis and organization of partially oxidized polypyrrole (PPy) nanoscale arrays within the solvent channels of glutaraldehyde-cross-linked lysozyme single crystals is presented. Macroscopic single crystals of the periodically arranged protein-polymer superstructure are electrically conductive, insoluble in water and organic solvents, and display increased levels of mechanical plasticity compared with native cross-linked lysozyme crystals.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK.
authors.forename: Matt W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: England
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lyudmila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Turyanska
authors.forename: Avinash J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mann
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization; D009113:Muramidase / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D011758:Pyrroles; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water; C067635:polypyrrole; D009113:Muramidase