Arunagirinathan Manickam
Adhimoolam |
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email: agnathan AT
stanford DOT edu
Dept: Materials Science
& Engineering
Ph.D.
Chemical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
M.Sc. Applied Chemistry,
Anna University
B.Sc. Chemistry,
Pachaiyappa College, University of Madras
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Nucleation and growth of inorganic nanomaterials having well
defined shapes is of wide interest for biomaterial and energy
applications. The use of three-dimensional protein assemblies as
templates with localized nucleation sites is a promising approach to
obtaining exquisite nanomaterials. In this context, we are exploring
three-dimensional, multifaceted clathrin cages bound with engineered
peptides as nanoreactor templates to nucleate nanoparticles of noble
metals and metal oxides. In depth characterization of these templates
and the resulting nanomaterials are performed using cryo electron
microscopy, XRD, and scattering and spectroscopy tools.
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