Assembly of proteins and peptides into higher-ordered structures is driven by interactions that are pre-programmed into the chemistry and conformation of the biomolecules. The versatility of biomolecules makes them attractive in the development of unique strategies for the fabrication of materials, as components in sensor platforms or as inspiration for creating materials that mimic bio-functionality. The properties of biomaterials are extremely diverse, as these materials have evolved for function in structural support, signal transduction, actuation, sensing, catalysis, or combination of two or more of these functions in one unit. Biomaterial architecture and the specificity of biomolecular interactions, both in biomolecule-biomolecule and biomolecule-abiotic material systems, provide opportunities for the production of new bio/synthetic hybrid materials and systems.  In this talk, I will demonstrate how we have explored the properties of biomaterials to create functional optical, sensing, electronic and structural materials.

Functionalization and assisted assembly of nanostructured materials using biomolecules

248th National Meeting (2014)

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