Tobacco Mosaic Virus Templated Synthesis of One Dimensional Inorganic–Polymer Hybrid Fibres

Author(s)

Jianhua Rong, University of South Carolina - Columbia
Fiona Oberbeck, University of South Carolina - Columbia
Xinnan Wang, North Dakota State University--Fargo
Xiaodong Li, University of South Carolina - Columbia
Jerry Oxsher, University of South Carolina - Columbia
Zhongwei Niu, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow
Qian Wang, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow

Document Type

Article

Subject Area(s)

Materials Chemistry

Abstract

Inorganic–polymer hybrid nanofibres were prepared by using a rod-like tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) as a template. With tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) as a precursor, long silica-coated TMVfibres were formed via a head-to-tail assembly, which showed a substantial increase of the elastic modulus. Furthermore, homogenous titania–TMV hybrid fibres could be prepared using polyaniline-coated TMV fibres as a template, which were used to form a composite film that was able to sense liquefied petroleum gases.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1039/B901130G

Publication Info

Published in Journal of Materials Chemistry, Volume 19, Issue 18, 2009, pages 2841-2845.

Rights

© Journal of Materials Chemistry 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry.

APA Citation

Rong, J., Oberbeck, F., Wang, X., Li, X., Oxsher, J., Niu, Z., & Wang, Q. (2009). Tobacco Mosaic Virus Templated Synthesis of One Dimensional Inorganic–Polymer Hybrid Fibres. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 19(18), 2841–2845. https://doi.org/10.1039/B901130G