Viruses as vehicles for growth, organization and assembly of materials

摘要: Viruses have been used as scaffolds for the peptide-directed synthesis of magnetic and semiconducting materials, further exploited in formation nanowires liquid crystals. Reviewed this manuscript is work Douglas, Mann, Fraden, Belcher, DeYoreo others who either native viral structures to grow or assemble genetically modified existing specifically affect growth mineralization inorganic materials. Rod-shaped viruses, including M13 bacteriophage tobacco mosaic metals, semiconductors The cowpea chlorotic mottle viruses nucleation cages materials such iron oxide polyoxometalates. exterior has chemically with conjugating linkers well polymeric fluorophores. Further, viral-inorganic complexes incorporated into crystal systems self-supporting thin films fibers.