title: Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles to Augment Photosynthesis of Chloroplasts.
abstract: By coating chloroplasts with conjugated polymer nanoparticles (CPNs), a new bio-optical hybrid photosynthesis system (chloroplast/CPNs) is developed. Since CPNs possess unique light harvesting ability, including the ultraviolet part that chloroplasts absorb less, chloroplast/CPN complexes can capture broader range of light to accelerate the electron transport rates in photosystem II (PS II), the critical protein complex in chloroplasts, and augment photosynthesis beyond natural chloroplasts. The degree of spectral overlay between emission of CPNs and absorption of chloroplasts is critical for the enhanced photosynthesis. This work exhibits good potential to explore new and facile nanoengineering strategy for reforming chloroplast with light-harvesting nanomaterials to enhance solar energy conversion.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yunxia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Shengliang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Libing
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Fengting
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D005453:Fluorescence; D015394:Molecular Structure; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D010316:Particle Size; D010788:Photosynthesis; D045332:Photosystem II Protein Complex / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D045332:Photosystem II Protein Complex; D011108:Polymers
keywords: chloroplasts; conjugated polymers; light harvesting; photosynthesis; polymer nanoparticles