title: P22 virus-like particles constructed Au/CdS plasmonic photocatalytic nanostructures for enhanced photoactivity.
abstract: Plasmonic photocatalytic nanostructures have been fabricated under mild conditions (room temperature aqueous solution) using genetically engineered bacteriophage P22 virus-like particles (VLP) as a nano-platform. The photodegradation of methylene blue by CdS photocatalyst confined inside VLP can be significantly enhanced by the controlled deposition of gold nanoparticles on the outer shell of VLP-CdS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA. agupta@mint.ua.edu.
authors.forename: Ziyou
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Bedwell
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ningzhong
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Peter E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Prevelige
authors.forename: Arunava
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D017100:Bacteriophage P22 / Q000737:chemistry*; D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D015202:Protein Engineering
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D006046:Gold