Artigo Revisado por pares

Bio-inspired synthesis of chiral silver nanoparticles in mucin glycoprotein—the natural choice

2011; Royal Society of Chemistry; Volume: 47; Issue: 26 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1039/c1cc11228g

ISSN

1364-548X

Autores

Netta Hendler, Ludmila Fadeev, Elad Mentovich, Bogdan Belgorodsky, Michael Gozin, Shachar Richter,

Tópico(s)

Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials

Resumo

A method of synthesizing stable chiral Ag nanoparticles inside a natural mucin glycoprotein is demonstrated. The reaction is carried out without the help of an external reducing agent, by utilizing the reducing properties of the host mucin. A chiral spectrum is detected in the visible range, indicating the formation of a new type of chiral Ag nanoparticles-containing biomaterial.

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