Vault protein-templated assemblies of nanoparticles

• Main Authors: Qi, Xiaoying, Huang, Xiao, Li, Hai, Wang, Yusong, Xia, Yun, Natarajan, Meenubharathi, Wei, Jun, Venkatraman, Subbu S., Zhang, Hua
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100598; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/11130
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Recombinant vault nanoparticles are used as stable nanoscale platforms for controlled self-assembly of various kinds of nanoparticles into the predefined multidimensional architectures. High-yield and uniform discoidal assemblies templated by vaults are constructed from gold nanospheres and quantum dots, while dimeric assemblies are formed from relatively-large gold nanocubes. The vault-templated approach appears to be mainly mediated by the surface and dimensional properties of nanoparticles while less affected by the chemical composition of nanoparticles, making it a universal strategy for fabrication of nanoassemblies with designed properties for potential applications.