Porous protein crystals as reaction vessels for controlling magnetic properties of nanoparticles
Abe, S., Tsujimoto, M., Yoneda, K., Ohba, M., Hikage, T., Takano, M., Kitagawa, S., Ueno, T.(2012) Small 8: 1314-1319
- PubMed: 22383363 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201101866
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3AZ4, 3AZ5, 3AZ6, 3AZ7 - PubMed Abstract: 
Magnetic bimetallic CoPt nanoparticles are synthesized in the solvent channels of hen egg white lysozyme crystals by the reduction of Co(2+) and Pt(2+) ions pre-organized on the interior surface of the solvent channels. By using different lysozyme crystal systems, the magnetic properties of CoPt nanoparticles can be controlled.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.