Issue 7, 2014
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Biomaterials Science

Bio-inspired gold microtubes based on the morphology of filamentous fungi†

Adriana M. Fontes,a   Regina Geris,a   Arnaud V. dos Santos,b   Madson G. Pereira,b   Jéssica G. S. Ramalho,c   Antonio F. da Silvac  and  Marcos Malta*a  

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a Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Campus Ondina, Salvador (BA), Brazil
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b Departamento de Ciências Exatas e da Terra, Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Salvador (BA), Brazil
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c Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Campus Ondina, Salvador (BA), Brazil
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Abstract

This communication describes a general method for templating fungal filaments with gold nanoparticles that results in a gold replica of filaments after calcination of the biological template.

Graphical abstract: Bio-inspired gold microtubes based on the morphology of filamentous fungi

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4BM00030G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
27 Jan 2014
Accepted
26 Feb 2014
First published
25 Mar 2014

Biomater. Sci., 2014,2, 956-960

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Bio-inspired gold microtubes based on the morphology of filamentous fungi

A. M. Fontes, R. Geris, A. V. dos Santos, M. G. Pereira, J. G. S. Ramalho, A. F. da Silva and M. Malta, Biomater. Sci., 2014, 2, 956 DOI: 10.1039/C4BM00030G

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