title: The use of tobacco mosaic virus and cowpea mosaic virus for the production of novel metal nanomaterials.
abstract: Due to the nanoscale size and the strictly controlled and consistent morphologies of viruses, there has been a recent interest in utilizing them in nanotechnology. The structure, surface chemistries and physical properties of many viruses have been well elucidated, which have allowed identification of regions of their capsids which can be modified either chemically or genetically for nanotechnological uses. In this review we focus on the use of such modifications for the functionalization and production of viruses and empty viral capsids that can be readily decorated with metals in a highly tuned manner. In particular, we discuss the use of two plant viruses (Cowpea mosaic virus and Tobacco mosaic virus) which have been extensively used for production of novel metal nanoparticles (<100nm), composites and building blocks for 2D and 3D materials, and illustrate their applications.
authors.affiliation: The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Andrew.Love@hutton.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Love
authors.affiliation: A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: Valentine
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Makarov
authors.affiliation: Physical Faculty of Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yaminsky
authors.affiliation: A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: Natalia O
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Kalinina
authors.affiliation: The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Taliansky
mesh_terms: D017798:Comovirus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D003673:Defective Viruses / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D014027:Tobacco Mosaic Virus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
keywords: Composite materials; Cowpea mosaic virus; Metal nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Plant virus; Plants.; Tobacco mosaic virus