Supramolecular nanomimetics: Replication of micelles, viruses, and other naturally occurring nanoscale objects

Benjamin W. Maynor; Isaac LaRue; Zhaokang Hu; Jason P. Rolland; Ashish Pandya; Qiang Fu; Jie Liu; Richard J. Spontak; Sergei S. Sheiko; Richard J. Samulski; Edward T. Samulski; Joseph M. DeSimone

doi:10.1002/smll.200600507

Supramolecular nanomimetics: Replication of micelles, viruses, and other naturally occurring nanoscale objects

Benjamin W. Maynor^*
, Isaac LaRue
, Zhaokang Hu
, Jason P. Rolland
, Ashish Pandya
, Qiang Fu
, Jie Liu
, Richard J. Spontak
, Sergei S. Sheiko
, Richard J. Samulski
, Edward T. Samulski
, Joseph M. DeSimone

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A nanofabrication method that is able to reproduce shapes normally associated with self-assembly using robust replication method, is discussed. Extremely low surface energy, minimally adhesive, low-viscosity, ambient-temperature photocurable perfluoropolyether (PFPE) elastomers were used to replicate naturally occurring supramolecular objects, such as proteins, micelles, and viruses. This process allows high-definition replication of a wide variety of self-assembled fragile and metastable transient nano-objects, which may have applications in sensing, materials science, and medicine. The ability to replicate biological structures can provide crucial insight into the importance of shape in biology and also can lead to new platforms for imaging and immonotherapies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	845-849
Number of pages	5
Journal	Small
Volume	3
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.200600507
State	Published - May 2007
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Carbon nanotubes
Molding
Replication
Supramolecular chemistry

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biotechnology
General Chemistry
Biomaterials
General Materials Science

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Supramolecular nanomimetics: Replication of micelles, viruses, and other naturally occurring nanoscale objects

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