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US 8,019,555 B1Granted
Virus as a scaffold for hierarchical self-assembly of functional nanoscale devices
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsBanahalli Ratna, Amy Blum, Carissa Soto, Tina Brower, Steve Pollack
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Abstract
An electrically active particle is disclosed, having a virus scaffold. Nanoparticles are bonded to the surface of the virus, and the nanoparticles are connected to each other by, molecular wires.
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A particle comprising:
- a virus having a surface;
- a plurality of inorganic nanoparticles bound to the surface;
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- one or more molecular wires connecting the nanoparticles.
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A particle comprising:
- a genetically engineered Cowpea Mosaic virus comprising cysteine residues on a surface of the virus;
- a plurality of gold nanoparticles bound to the cysteine residues;
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- one or more molecular wires selected from the group consisting of di-Pt, OPE, OPV, and OPV2 connecting the nanoparticles.
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A method of making a particle comprising the steps of:
- providing nanoparticles;
- providing a virus having a surface comprising functional groups capable of bonding to the nanoparticles;
- reacting the nanoparticles with the functional groups;
- providing a molecular wire;
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- reacting the molecular wire with the nanoparticles, thereby connecting the nanoparticles to each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.