Nature Communications (Sep 2017)

Cooperative colloidal self-assembly of metal-protein superlattice wires

  • Ville Liljeström,
  • Ari Ora,
  • Jukka Hassinen,
  • Heikki T. Rekola,
  • Nonappa,
  • Maria Heilala,
  • Ville Hynninen,
  • Jussi J. Joensuu,
  • Robin H. A. Ras,
  • Päivi Törmä,
  • Olli Ikkala,
  • Mauri A. Kostiainen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00697-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Colloidal self-assembly is a unique method to produce three-dimensional materials with well-defined hierarchical structures and functionalities. Liljeström et al. show controlled preparation of macroscopic chiral wires with helical plasmonic superlattice structure composed of metal nanoparticles and viruses.