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Improving the stability of chiral gold nanoparticle (Au NP) single helices is crucial. Increasing nanoparticle size enhances helix stability against heat and chemicals, enabling robust applications.

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Area of Science:

  • Nanomaterials Science
  • Chiral Chemistry
  • Bioconjugation

Background:

  • Chiral inorganic nanomaterials offer unique properties but often lack structural stability.
  • Improving the stability of 1-D gold nanoparticle (Au NP) single helices is essential for their practical applications.
  • Current methods for stabilizing nanomaterials are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a general strategy for enhancing the stability of Au NP single helices.
  • To investigate the relationship between constituent nanoparticle dimensions and helix stability.
  • To create thermally robust Au NP single helices with maintained chiroptical activity.

Main Methods:

  • Preparation of 1-D Au NP single helices using a peptide conjugate (C-(PEP_Au^M-ox)_2).
  • Systematic variation of the dimensions of the constituent Au NPs.
  • Assessment of helix stability under thermal stress, chemical denaturants (urea), and enzymatic digestion (proteinase K).
  • Characterization of plasmonic chiroptical activity.

Main Results:

  • A template-independent strategy for tuning helix stability by controlling NP dimensions was established.
  • Larger Au NPs resulted in significantly more stable single helices.
  • The Au NP single helices demonstrated enhanced stability against heat, urea, and proteinase K.
  • Colloidal suspensions of stabilized Au NP single helices maintained chiroptical activity up to approximately 80 °C.

Conclusions:

  • Controlling constituent nanoparticle dimensions is a viable strategy to enhance the structural and chemical stability of Au NP single helices.
  • This approach yields robust chiral nanomaterials suitable for applications requiring stability under harsh conditions.
  • The developed method provides a pathway for realizing the potential of chiral inorganic nanomaterials.