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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Assembly of iron oxide nanosheets at the air-water interface by leucine-histidine peptides
Helmut LutzHao LuMischa BonnMikkel BregnhøjNina HoinkisTobias WeidnerGerhard JakobThaddeus W. Golbeksubject
chemistry.chemical_compoundNanostructureFabricationchemistryChemical engineeringMagnetotactic bacteriaGeneral Chemical EngineeringIron oxideGeneral ChemistryLeucineHistidineNanomaterialsMagnetitedescription
The fabrication of inorganic nanomaterials is important for a wide range of disciplines. While many purely inorganic synthetic routes have enabled a manifold of nanostructures under well-controlled conditions, organisms have the ability to synthesize structures under ambient conditions. For example, magnetotactic bacteria, can synthesize tiny ‘compass needles’ of magnetite (Fe3O4). Here, we demonstrate the bio-inspired synthesis of extended, self-supporting, nanometer-thin sheets of iron oxide at the water–air interface through self-assembly using small histidine-rich peptides.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 |