Title :
In-vitro studies of nanoparticle-virus complexes
Author :
Dragnea, Bogdan ; Chen, Chao ; Kwak, Eun-Soo ; White, Lucas ; Kao, C. Cheng
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN, USA
Abstract :
We have enclosed an optically active nanoparticle inside a virus coat to create a virus-like, intracellular optical probe. The core-shell interactions of the self-assembled, nanoparticle-enclosing capsids are investigated spectroscopically and compared with intact viruses.
Keywords :
biological techniques; microorganisms; molecular biophysics; nanoparticles; self-assembly; core-shell interactions; intracellular optical probe; nanoparticle-enclosing capsids; nanoparticle-virus complexes; optically active nanoparticle; self-assembled capsids; virus coat;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
