Issue 20, 2012

Rational design of oriented assembly of gold nanospheres with nanorods by biotin–streptavidin connectors

Abstract

Through the different functionalities on Au nanosphere (AuNSs) and Au nanorod (AuNRs) surfaces, we successfully control AuNSs attachment onto either the end or side surface of anisotropic AuNRs via bio-recognition, and then consciously construct side-by-side or end-to-end assembly nanostructures. This study provides a feasible approach to organize nanoparticles with different morphologies into controllable assembly geometries, which can potentially benefit the construction of future nanodevices.

Graphical abstract: Rational design of oriented assembly of gold nanospheres with nanorods by biotin–streptavidin connectors

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 Jul 2012
Accepted
16 Aug 2012
First published
20 Aug 2012

Nanoscale, 2012,4, 6256-6259

Rational design of oriented assembly of gold nanospheres with nanorods by biotin–streptavidin connectors

X. Zhou, Y. Wang, L. Zhong, S. Bao, Y. Han, L. Ren and Q. Zhang, Nanoscale, 2012, 4, 6256 DOI: 10.1039/C2NR32022C

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