Bioassisted room-temperature immobilization and mineralization of zinc oxide - The structural ordering of ZnO nanoparticles into a flower-type morphology

Mitsuo Umetsu, Masamichi Mizuta, Kouhei Tsumoto, Satoshi Ohara, Seiichi Takami, Hideki Watanabe, Izumi Kumagai, Tadafumi Adschiri

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Abstract

The structural ordering of ZnO nanoparticles into a flower-type morphology was discussed. A peptide with both an affinity for ZnO and the ability to generate ZnO nanoparticles that assemble into a highly ordered flower-type structure was identified using a combinatorial library approach. The selected peptide recognizes ZnO, but not ZnS or Eu2O3. ZnO can be selectively immobilized on a substrate in neutral solution at room temperature by the ZnO-recognizing peptide. The peptide can condense Zn(OH)2 sol, and the conjugate of the ZnO-recognizing peptide with glycine linker (GGGSC) enables the homogeneous creation of a flower-type morphology composed of ZnO nanoparticles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2571-2575
Number of pages5
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume17
Issue number21
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005 Nov 4

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