Preparation of hexagonal GeO2 particles with particle size and crystallinity controlled by peptides, silk and silk-peptide chimeras

Abstract

Synthesis of α-quartz like (hexagonal) GeO2 by a biomimetic approach using peptides, silk and silk-peptide chimeras to control precipitation yield, particle morphology, size and crystallinity of the mineral.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2014
Source ID
10.1039/c4dt01974a

Entities

People

  • Carole Perry
  • Estefania Boix
  • Valeria Puddu

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Nottingham Trent University

Tags

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology