Publications by authors named "Julia Boese"
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on the reversible assembly of unmodified nanoparticles using non-covalently bound proteins, which is less explored compared to ligand-functionalized nanoparticles.
- Researchers demonstrated that engineered green fluorescent protein can facilitate repeated assembly and disassembly of silica nanoparticles by altering pH levels.
- The findings highlight the influence of solution conditions and protein sequence on the size of nanoparticle clusters, while also revealing that high electrolyte environments can limit the reversibility of these processes.
At-will tailoring of the formation and reconfiguration of hierarchical structures is a key goal of modern nanomaterial design. Bioinspired systems comprising biomacromolecules and inorganic nanoparticles have potential for new functional material structures. Yet, consequential challenges remain because we lack a detailed understanding of the temporal and spatial interplay between participants when it is mediated by fundamental physicochemical interactions over a wide range of scales.
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