Title
Bacteria as Bio-Template for 3D Carbon Nanotube Architectures
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-29-2017
Abstract
It is one of the most important needs to develop renewable, scalable and multifunctional methods for the fabrication of 3D carbon architectures. Even though a lot of methods have been developed to create porous and mechanically stable 3D scaffolds, the fabrication and control over the synthesis of such architectures still remain a challenge. Here, we used Magnetospirillum magneticum (AMB-1) bacteria as a bio-template to fabricate light-weight 3D solid structure of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with interconnected porosity. The resulting porous scaffold showed good mechanical stability and large surface area because of the excellent pore interconnection and high porosity. Steered molecular dynamics simulations were used to quantify the interactions between nanotubes and AMB-1 via the cell surface protein MSP-1 and flagellin. The 3D CNTs-AMB1 nanocomposite scaffold is further demonstrated as a potential substrate for electrodes in supercapacitor applications.
Publication Title
Scientific Reports
Repository Citation
Ozden, Sehmus; Macwan, Isaac; Owuor, Peter S.; Kosolwattana, Suppanat; Autreto, Pedro A. S.; Silwal, Sushila; Vajtai, Robert; Tiwary, Chandra S.; Mohite, Aditya D.; Patra, Prabir K.; and Ajayan, Pulickel M., "Bacteria as Bio-Template for 3D Carbon Nanotube Architectures" (2017). Engineering Faculty Publications. 311.
https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/engineering-facultypubs/311
Published Citation
Ozden, S., Macwan, I.G., Owuor, P.S. et al. Bacteria as Bio-Template for 3D Carbon Nanotube Architectures. Scientific Reports 7, 9855 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09692-2
DOI
10.1038/s41598-017-09692-2
Peer Reviewed
Comments
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