title: Development of flagella bio-templated nanomaterials for electronics.
abstract: Bacterial flagella with their unique structural properties have proven to be promising bio-templates and can be exploited for the creation of nanomaterial with very high aspect ratio and surface area. Their chemically modifiable surfaces allow the flagella be modified to possess electrical/electronic properties. Their extraordinary physical properties along with the many possibilities for manipulation make them ideal systems to study for the purpose of developing nanoelectronics. First, this article reviews the characteristics of bacterial flagella and their utilization as biologically inspired templates. Next, the use of bio-templates for electronic systems such as dye-sensitized solar cell and lithium ion battery is discussed. Finally, we show the future directions for the use of flagella biotemplatednanomaterials for applications in electrical engineering fields.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Multidisciplinary Convergence of Matter, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 136-791 Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Wonjin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jo
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.
authors.forename: U Kei
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Cheang
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.
authors.forename: Min Jun
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Bio-template; Dye-sensitized solar cell; Electronic; Flagella; Lithium ion battery; Nanomaterial