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Total Pages : 8 pages
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Book Synopsis Assembling Nano-Materials by Bio-Scaffolding: Crystal Engineering in Nano-Electronics by :
Download or read book Assembling Nano-Materials by Bio-Scaffolding: Crystal Engineering in Nano-Electronics written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing non-lithographic techniques for assembly of nano-scale materials (metals, semiconductors) at the interface between nano-materials and biology offers a glimpse into the design of potential materials for optical or electronic devices. Materials assembly using biological polymers (DNA, proteins) as scaffolds to direct the assembly of nano-scale components (semiconductors, metals) offers an exciting possibility of blending the inherent self-assembling properties of biological materials and the unique electronic and optical properties of nanomaterials. We have investigated the assembly of nano-scale materials (Au, Ag, CdSe) into 3-d super-lattices of nano-particles connected by biological polymers (DNA, polypeptides), in which the biological spacers act as molecular level scaffolds for nano-assembly.