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Journal Article 
Photoconductivity of pea-pod-type chains of gold nanoparticles encapsulated within dielectric amyloid protein nanofibrils of α-synuclein 
Lee, D; Choe, YJ; Choi, YS; Bhak, G; Lee, J; Paik, SR 
2011 
Yes 
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)
ISSN: 1433-7851
EISSN: 1521-3773 
50 
6 
1332-1337 
English 
Nano bling: Pea-pod-type chains of gold nanoparticles were fabricated within a dielectric amyloid protein nanofibrillar matrix by the assembly of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) coated with α-synuclein (see scheme). Instantaneous AuNP alignment into anisotropic chain structures was directed by either treatment with hexane or a pH change. The resulting AuNP-embedded dielectric protein matrix exhibits photoconductivity with visible light. © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. 
fibrous proteins; gold; nanoparticles; photophysics; self-assembly