Directed Growth of Silk Nanofibrils on Graphene and Their Hybrid Nanocomposites
writer：Ling SJ, Li CX, Adamcik J, Wang SH, Shao ZZ, Chen X*, Mezzenga R*
keywords：Silk, graphene
source：期刊
specific source：ACS Macro Letters, 2014, 3(2): 146-152
Issue time：2014年
Combination of proteins with other nanomaterials offers a promising strategy to fabricate novel hybrids with original functions in biology, medicine, nanotechnology, and materials science. Under carefully selected experimental conditions, we show that graphene nanosheets are able to direct one-dimensional self-assembly of silk fibroin, forming an unprecedented type of nanohybrids. These silk/graphene hybrids combine physical properties of both constituents and form functional composites with well-ordered hierarchical structures. Due to the facile fabrication process and their tunable nanostructures, the resultant hybrids show promise in applications as diverse as tissue engineering, drug delivery, nanoelectronics, nanomedicine, biosensors,
and functional composites.