Issue 1, 2023

Polyoxometalate–peptide hybrid materials: from structure–property relationships to applications

Abstract

Organo-functionalisation of polyoxometalates (POMs) represents an effective approach to obtain diverse arrays of functional structures and materials, where the introduction of organic moieties into the POM molecules can dramatically change their surface chemistry, charge, polarity, and redox properties. The synergistic combination of POMs and peptides, which perform a myriad of essential roles within cellular biochemistry, including protection and transport in living organisms, leads to functional hybrid materials with unique properties. In this Perspective article, we present the principal synthetic routes to prepare and characterise POM–peptide hybrids, together with a comprehensive description of how their properties – such as redox chemistry, stereochemistry and supramolecular self-assembly – give rise to materials with relevant catalytic, adhesive, and biomedical applications. By presenting the state-of-the-art of the POM–peptide field, we show specifically how emerging chemical approaches can be harnessed to develop tailored POM–peptide materials with synergistic properties for applications in a variety of disciplines.

Graphical abstract: Polyoxometalate–peptide hybrid materials: from structure–property relationships to applications

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
13 9 2022
Accepted
16 11 2022
First published
16 11 2022
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Sci., 2023,14, 10-28

Polyoxometalate–peptide hybrid materials: from structure–property relationships to applications

H. Soria-Carrera, E. Atrián-Blasco, R. Martín-Rapún and S. G. Mitchell, Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 10 DOI: 10.1039/D2SC05105B

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