Ferritin-Polymer Conjugates: Grafting Chemistry and Self-Assembly

Abstract

In the MURI program on Bio-Directed Hierarchical Assembly of Multifunctional Materials we have developed routes to isolate, purify and functionalize symmetric and asymmetric bionanoparticles (viruses) in large quantities; investigated their interfacial assembly; their co-assembly with synthetic block copolymers, and developed chemistries on the assembled nanoparticles for encapsulation and delivery applications. Our theoretical studies have guided us in defining the parameters that control the assemblies at fluid interfaces, in multilayered composites.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 26, 2009
Accession Number
ADA517929

Entities

People

  • A. Balazs
  • G. Tew
  • G. Walker
  • Qiwei Wang
  • T. Emrick
  • Teresa L. Russell

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Pigments
  • Block Copolymers
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Metallic Nanoparticles
  • Microscopes
  • Microscopy
  • Particles
  • Polymeric Films
  • Polymers
  • Proteins
  • Self Assembly

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Operations Research

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Microelectronics