Nature is an exquisite designer of inorganic materials using biomolecules as templates. Diatoms create intricate silica wall structures with fine features using the protein family of silaffins as templates. Marine sponges create silica spicules also using proteins, termed silicateins. In recent years, our group and others have used biomolecules as templates for the deposition of inorganic materials. In contrast with the traditional materials science approach, which requires high heat, extreme pH and non-aqueous solutions, the bio-based approaches allow the reactions to proceed usually at near ambient conditions. Additionally, the biological templates allow for the control of the inorganic nanoparticle morphology. The use of peptides and biomolecules for templating and assembling inorganics will be discussed here.
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Bio-based approaches to inorganic material synthesis
M.M. Tomczak;
M.M. Tomczak
1Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433, U.S.A.
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J.M. Slocik;
J.M. Slocik
1Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433, U.S.A.
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M.O. Stone;
M.O. Stone
1Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433, U.S.A.
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R.R. Naik
R.R. Naik
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1Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433, U.S.A.
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
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December 06 2006
Online ISSN: 1470-8752
Print ISSN: 0300-5127
© 2007 Biochemical Society
2007
Biochem Soc Trans (2007) 35 (3): 512–515.
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M.M. Tomczak, J.M. Slocik, M.O. Stone, R.R. Naik; Bio-based approaches to inorganic material synthesis. Biochem Soc Trans 1 June 2007; 35 (3): 512–515. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/BST0350512
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