Fabrication of polypyrrole nano-arrays in lysozyme single crystalsElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Optical microscopy, SEM, TEM images, FTIR spectra and tables, conductivity plot. Experimental methods. See DOI: 10.1039/c2nr32413j

A template-directed method for the synthesis and organization of partially oxidized polypyrrole (PPy) nanoscale arrays within the solvent channels of glutaraldehyde-cross-linked lysozyme single crystals is presented. Macroscopic single crystals of the periodically arranged protein-polymer superstruc...

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Main Authors: England, Matt W, Lambert, Elizabeth M, Li, Mei, Turyanska, Lyudmila, Patil, Avinash J, Mann, Stephen
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Language:English
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Summary:A template-directed method for the synthesis and organization of partially oxidized polypyrrole (PPy) nanoscale arrays within the solvent channels of glutaraldehyde-cross-linked lysozyme single crystals is presented. Macroscopic single crystals of the periodically arranged protein-polymer superstructure are electrically conductive, insoluble in water and organic solvents, and display increased levels of mechanical plasticity compared with native cross-linked lysozyme crystals. Periodic nanoscale arrays of polypyrrole are prepared within the solvent channels of cross-linked single crystals of lysozyme.
ISSN:2040-3364
2040-3372
DOI:10.1039/c2nr32413j