Natural biomolecular systems have evolved to form a rich variety of supramolecular
materials and machinery fundamental to cellular function. The assembly of these structures …

Luminescent semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are one of the more popular nanomaterials
currently utilized within biological applications. However, what is not widely appreciated is …

Protein cages are hollow protein nanoparticles, such as viral capsids, virus-like particles,
ferritin, heat-shock proteins and chaperonins. They have well-defined capsule-like structures …

To meet the ever-increasing energy demands and sustainability requirements, next-
generation battery systems must provide superior energy densities while employing eco …

Bacteriophages (phages for short) are viruses, which have bacteria as hosts. The single
phage body virion, is a colloidal particle, often possessing a dipole moment. As such …

In the last few years, researchers have focused their attention on the synthesis of new
catalyst structures based on or inspired by nature. Biotemplating involves the transfer of …

Phage is a human-safe bacteria-infecting virus assembled from proteins and nucleic acids,
enabling it to be genetically engineered to display functional peptides or proteins. It is also a …

Over the last several years bacteriophages have appeared as an interesting addition to
electrochemical devices, both as recognition elements and as scaffolds and templates for …

M13 bacteriophage is a promising biomolecule with unique biochemical and structural traits
(eg, high aspect ratio, 2700 copies of identical coat proteins covering the phage surface) that …

Over the last decade, viruses have established themselves as a powerful tool in
nanotechnology. Their proteinaceous capsids benefit from biocompatibility, chemical …