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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B
Volume 3, Issue 33, Pages 6718-6730Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c5tb00924c
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- Fondazione Cariparo (Nanomode Progetti di Eccellenza)
- MIUR (PRIN) [2010N3T9M4, FIRB RBAP11C58Y, FIRB RBAP11-ETKA_006]
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Typical rod-like viruses (the Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) and the Bacteriophage M13) are biological nanostructures that couple a 1D mono-dispersed morphology with a precisely defined topology of surface spaced and orthogonal reactive domains. These biogenic scaffolds offer a unique alternative to synthetic nano-platforms for the assembly of functional molecules and materials. Spatially resolved 1D arrays of inorganic-organic hybrid domains can thus be obtained on viral nano-templates resulting in the functional arrangement of photo-triggers and catalytic sites with applications in light energy conversion and storage. Different synthetic strategies are herein highlighted depending on the building blocks and with a particular emphasis on the molecular design of viral-templated nano-interfaces holding great potential for the dream-goal of artificial photosynthesis.
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