Fabrication of functional nanofibers through post-nanoparticle functionalization.
A facile method is developed to functionalize nanofiber surfaces with nanoparticles (NPs) through dithiocarbamate chemistry. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and quantum dots (QDs) are immobilized on the nanofiber surface. These surfaces provide scaffolds for further supramolecular functionalization, as demonstrated through the Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) pairing of QD-decorated fibers and fluorescent proteins.
Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003 (USA).|Department of Chemistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, Gangwon-do, Korea.
Eunhee
E
Jeoung
Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003 (USA).
Yi-Cheun
YC
Yeh
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 43210 (USA).
Tyler
T
Nelson
Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003 (USA).|Teijin Limited, Japan.
Takashi
T
Kushida
Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003 (USA).
Li-Sheng
LS
Wang
Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003 (USA).
Rubul
R
Mout
Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003 (USA).
Xiaoning
X
Li
Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003 (USA).
Krishnendu
K
Saha
Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003 (USA).
Akash
A
Gupta
Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003 (USA).
Gülen Y
GY
Tonga
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 43210 (USA).
John J
JJ
Lannutti
Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003 (USA).
Vincent M
VM
Rotello
D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry*; D045663:Quantum Dots / Q000737:chemistry
D006046:Gold
dithiocarbamate; immobilization; nanofibers; nanoparticles; supramolecular structures