Vault protein-templated assemblies of nanoparticles

Xiaoying Qi, Xiao Huang, Hai Li, Yusong Wang, Yun Xia, Meenubharathi Natarajan, Jun Wei, Subbu S. Venkatraman, Hua Zhang

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Abstract

Recombinant vault nanoparticles are used as stable nanoscale platforms for controlled self-assembly of various kinds of nanoparticles into the predefined multidimensional architectures. High-yield and uniform discoidal assemblies templated by vaults are constructed from gold nanospheres and quantum dots, while dimeric assemblies are formed from relatively-large gold nanocubes. The vault-templated approach appears to be mainly mediated by the surface and dimensional properties of nanoparticles while less affected by the chemical composition of nanoparticles, making it a universal strategy for fabrication of nanoassemblies with designed properties for potential applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1250001
JournalNano
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Vault protein
  • assembly
  • nanoparticle

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