Nanoarchitectonics based on S-layer proteins: design of noble metal nanoparticles arrangements and nanostructured materials

PATRICIA A. BOLLA; MARIA DE LOS ANGELES SERRADELL; MÓNICA L. CASELLA; PABLO J. PERUZZO

Concepts and Design of Materials Nanoarchitectonics

Royal Society of Chemistry

Año: 2022; p. 82 - 105

Nanoarchitectonicsbased on molecules of biological origin or bio-active components for thecreation of hierarchical systems with tailored structure and properties is anarea of growing interest. Thus, the S-layer proteins isolated from bacteria andarchaea emerge as a promising building blocks for the design of new structuresgiven their unique characteristics. Due to the presence of well-definedreaction sites in S-layer proteins self-assembled structures both in dispersionand on different surfaces, it is possible to use them for the preparation ofmetallic nanoparticles. This chapter thus presents the most relevantaspects of the S-layer proteins with particular attention to their use throughdifferent strategies for the preparation of arrangements of metallicnanoparticles and nanostructured systems containing metallic nanoparticles forvarious applications.