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From single molecules to nanoscopically structured functional materials: Au nanocrystal growth on TiO2 nanowires controlled by surface-bound silicatein

  • Muhammad Nawaz Tahir*
  • , Marc Eberhardt
  • , Helen Annal Therese
  • , Ute Kolb
  • , Patrick Theato
  • , Werner E.G. Müller
  • , Heinz Christoph Schröder
  • , Wolfgang Tremel
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

(Figure Presented) Biofunctionalized ceramic nanowires: A reactive ester polymer has been used to immobilize silicatein, a hydrolytic enzyme involved in the biomineralization of SiO2, on the surface of TiO2 nanowires. The surface-bound protein retains its original hydrolytic properties and also acts as a reductant for AuCl4- in the synthesis of hybrid TiO2/silicatein/Au nanocomposites.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4803-4809
Number of pages7
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume45
Issue number29
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Jul 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Biofunctionalization
  • Hybrid nanocomposites
  • Nanotechnology
  • Nanowires
  • Titanium oxides

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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