Síntesis sin equilibrio y ensamblaje de nanoestructuras híbridas de proteínas inorgánicas y proteínas utilizando una

Haixia Dai1, Woo-Seok Choe, Corrine K Thai

  • 1Departments of Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1750, USA.

Resumen

Los investigadores diseñaron una proteína para controlar la formación de nanopartículas inorgánicas en condiciones de no equilibrio. Esta proteína permite la síntesis de nanopartículas de óxido de cobre (Cu2O), imitando el ensamblaje biológico de tejidos duros.

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