Biomimetic synthesis of β-TiO2 inside a viral capsid

Michael T. Klem; Mark Young; Trevor Douglas

doi:10.1039/B805778H

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Biomimetic synthesis of β-TiO₂ inside a viral capsid†

Michael T. Klem,^abd Mark Young*^bcd and Trevor Douglas*^abd

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^a Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA

^b Center for BioInspired Nanomaterials, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
E-mail: tdouglas@chemistry.montana.edu, myoung@montana.edu

^c Department of Plant Sciences, Montana Sate University, Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA

^d NASA Astrobiology Biogeocatalysis Center at Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA

Abstract

The Cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (CCMV) was used as a size-constrained reaction vessel for the synthesis of Ti(IV) oxyhydroxide and TiO₂.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B805778H
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 07 Apr 2008
Accepted: 08 May 2008
First published: 21 May 2008

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J. Mater. Chem., 2008,18, 3821-3823

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Biomimetic synthesis of β-TiO₂ inside a viral capsid

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