Issue 47, 2017

Design and construction of artificial photoresponsive protocells capable of converting day light to chemical energy

Abstract

We present a new strategy for the design and construction of artificial photoresponsive protocells based on the encapsulation and activation of metallized peptide/porphyrin self-assembled nanofilaments within silica nanoparticle-stabilized colloidosomes. The protocells exhibit high light sensitivity and can utilise day light (700 lux) for the production of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) by photo-mediated reduction of NAD+ within the colloidosomes. The results provide a promising step towards artificial photosynthetic micro-compartmentalized devices with integrated functional structures and photoresponsive behaviour.

Graphical abstract: Design and construction of artificial photoresponsive protocells capable of converting day light to chemical energy

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Okt 2017
Accepted
14 Nov 2017
First published
14 Nov 2017

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017,5, 24612-24616

Design and construction of artificial photoresponsive protocells capable of converting day light to chemical energy

S. Wang, M. Li, A. J. Patil, S. Sun, L. Tian, D. Zhang, M. Cao and S. Mann, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 24612 DOI: 10.1039/C7TA08999F

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements