Ordering of quantum dots using genetically engineered viruses.

@article{citeulike:2748060, abstract = {A liquid crystal system was used for the fabrication of a highly ordered composite material from genetically engineered M13 bacteriophage and zinc sulfide (ZnS) nanocrystals. The bacteriophage, which formed the basis of the self-ordering system, were selected to have a specific recognition moiety for ZnS crystal surfaces. The bacteriophage were coupled with ZnS solution precursors and spontaneously evolved a self-supporting hybrid film material that was ordered at the nanoscale and at the micrometer scale into approximately 72-micrometer domains, which were continuous over a centimeter length scale. In addition, suspensions were prepared in which the lyotropic liquid crystalline phase behavior of the hybrid material was controlled by solvent concentration and by the use of a magnetic field.}, address = {Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Nano- and Molecular Science and Technology, Texas Materials Institute, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.}, author = {Lee, S. W. and Mao, C. and Flynn, C. E. and Belcher, A. M. }, citeulike-article-id = {2748060}, doi = {10.1126/science.1068054}, issn = {1095-9203}, journal = {Science (New York, N.Y.)}, keywords = {origami, origami-alternatives}, month = {May}, number = {5569}, pages = {892--895}, posted-at = {2008-05-03 13:35:58}, priority = {2}, title = {Ordering of quantum dots using genetically engineered viruses.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1068054}, volume = {296}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2748060 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2748060 TI - Ordering of quantum dots using genetically engineered viruses. JF - Science (New York, N.Y.) VL - 296 IS - 5569 SP - 892 EP - 895 AD - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Nano- and Molecular Science and Technology, Texas Materials Institute, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA. SN - 1095-9203 N2 - A liquid crystal system was used for the fabrication of a highly ordered composite material from genetically engineered M13 bacteriophage and zinc sulfide (ZnS) nanocrystals. The bacteriophage, which formed the basis of the self-ordering system, were selected to have a specific recognition moiety for ZnS crystal surfaces. The bacteriophage were coupled with ZnS solution precursors and spontaneously evolved a self-supporting hybrid film material that was ordered at the nanoscale and at the micrometer scale into approximately 72-micrometer domains, which were continuous over a centimeter length scale. In addition, suspensions were prepared in which the lyotropic liquid crystalline phase behavior of the hybrid material was controlled by solvent concentration and by the use of a magnetic field. KW - origami KW - origami-alternatives AU - Lee, SW AU - Mao, C AU - Flynn, CE AU - Belcher, AM PY - 2002/05/03/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1068054 ER -