title: Hybrid nanocomposites of gold single-crystal platelets and amyloid fibrils with tunable fluorescence, conductivity, and sensing properties.
abstract: Gold single-crystal platelets with high aspect ratio are combined with amyloid fibrils to design a new class of hybrid nanocomposites. The films gather physical properties from both constituents, for example, plasmon resonance, fluorescence, and water-dependent conductivities ranging from insulating to metallic levels, yet mirroring gold within a broad range of composition, and can serve multiple purposes such as sensors, diagnostic, printed electronics, micromechanical, and biological devices.
authors.affiliation: ETH Zurich, Department of Health Science & Technology, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, LFO, E23, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Chaoxu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Sreenath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bolisetty
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mezzenga
mesh_terms: D000682:Amyloid / Q000737:chemistry*; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D005453:Fluorescence; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid; D006046:Gold
keywords: amyloid fibrils; conductivity; fluorescence; gold single crystals platelets; hybrid composites