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- Aili, Daniel, et al.
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Polypeptide Folding-Mediated Tuning of the Optical and Structural Properties of Gold Nanoparticle Assemblies
- 2011
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Ingår i: Nano letters (Print). - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1530-6984 .- 1530-6992. ; 11:12, s. 5564-5573
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Responsive hybrid nanomaterials with well-defined properties are of significant interest for the development of biosensors with additional applications in tissue engineering and drug delivery. Here, we present a detailed characterization using UV-vis spectroscopy and small angle X-ray scattering of a hybrid material comprised of polypeptide-decorated gold nanoparticles with highly controllable assembly properties. The assembly is triggered by a folding-dependent bridging of the particles mediated by the heteroassociation of immobilized helix-loop-helix polypeptides and a complementary nonlinear polypeptide present in solution. The polypeptides are de novo designed to associate and fold into a heterotrimeric complex comprised of two disulfide-linked four-helix bundles. The particles form structured assemblies with a highly defined interparticle gap (4.8 +/- 0.4 nm) that correlates to the size of the folded polypeptides. Transitions in particle aggregation dynamics, mass-fractal dimensions and ordering, as a function of particle size and the concentration of the bridging polypeptide, are observed; these have significant effects on the optical properties of the assemblies. The assembly and ordering of the particles are highly complex processes that are affected by a large number of variables including the number of polypeptides bridging the particles and the particle mobility within the aggregates. A fundamental understanding of these processes is of paramount interest for the development of novel hybrid nanomaterials with tunable structural and optical properties and for the optimization of nanoparticle-based colorimetric biodetection strategies.
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- Szymanski, Bartosz, et al.
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The effect of rigidity on the emission of quadrupolar strongly polarized dyes
- 2024
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Ingår i: New Journal of Chemistry. - : ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY. - 1144-0546 .- 1369-9261.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Hybrid dyes comprising 1,4-dihydropyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole and two strongly electron-withdrawing benzoxadiazole substituents, differing in their level of planarization, offer an insightful window into the interplay between internal conversion and intersystem crossing as relaxation pathways from the excited state. The emission intensity is strong for non-fused systems whilst it is minimal for fused dyes. Computational evaluation has revealed that internal conversion, and not inter-system crossing, is the main non-radiative process for planar, fused quadrupolar dyes. Planarization of the pyrrolopyrrole chromophore switches the mechanism of non-radiative deactivation from intersystem crossing to internal conversion.
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