Disordered protein-graphene oxide co-assembly and supramolecular biofabrication of functional fluidic devices.

ABSTRACT: Supramolecular chemistry offers an exciting opportunity to assemble materials with molecular precision. However, there remains an unmet need to turn molecular self-assembly into functional materials and devices. Harnessing the inherent properties of both disordered proteins and graphene oxide (GO), we report a disordered protein-GO co-assembling system that through a diffusion-reaction process and disorder-to-order transitions generates hierarchically organized materials that exhibit high stability and access to non-equilibrium on demand. We use experimental approaches and molecular dynamics simulations to describe the underlying molecular mechanism of formation and establish key rules for its design and regulation. Through rapid prototyping techniques, we demonstrate the system's capacity

SUBMITTER: Wu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7055247 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature