Controlled Assembly of Rod-Like Particles
Abstract
The generation of nanomaterials with hierarchical ordered structure is the basis for the development of novel optical, electronic, acoustic and magnetic materials. Plant viruses can be considered as nature nanoparticles that can be tailored chemically and genetically. Compared with the inorganic nanoparticles, the uniform shape and size of viruses provide highly promising possibilities in self-assembly study for the construction of nanoscale materials with hierarchical ordering. Mutagenesis of tobacco mosaic virus has been well documented for its interactions with other viral proteins during viral gene replication, movement across plant tissues, and assembly/reassembly processes. In this project, on the basis of the surface modification of plant viruses with chemical and genetic methods, we can control the self-assembly of spherical viral particles and rod-like tobacco mosaic virus to form 1D, 2D and 3D self-assemblies. Synchrotron-based small angle neutron scattering and x-ray scattering offer us powerful methods to quantitatively analyze these assembled structures.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 29, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA584735
Entities
People
- Qian Wang
Organizations
- University of South Carolina