title: Sequenced defined biomolecules for nanomaterial synthesis, functionalization, and assembly.
abstract: Biomolecules represent an invaluable resource to nanotechnology by providing a large diversity of highly functional biomolecular templates. As a result, these have been extensively used for controlling the synthesis, functionalization, and assembly of nanomaterials, while also creating materials with new properties and structures. In the following, we focus on the use of peptides to achieve these goals and describe their general utility, sequence programmability, and use as templates. Also, we highlight several recent advances in the identification and selection of high affinity nanomaterial-binding peptides, provide a few examples of peptide functionalized surfaces and peptide templated materials, and describe how simple modifications to well characterized nanomaterial-binding peptides can be used to manipulate interactions and physiochemical properties.
authors.affiliation: Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Lab, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433, United States.
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Slocik
authors.affiliation: 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Lab, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433, United States. Electronic address: rajesh.naik@us.af.mil.
authors.forename: Rajesh R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Naik
mesh_terms: D061505:Cell Surface Display Techniques; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides