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Thermal and aqueous stability improvement of graphene oxide enhanced diphenylalanine nanocomposites
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Date Issued
February 2017
Date Available
12T11:58:28Z May 2017
Abstract
Nanocomposites of diphenylalanine (FF) and carbon based materials provide an opportunity to overcome drawbacks associated with using FF micro- and nanostructures in nanobiotechnology applications, in particular, their poor structural stability in liquid solutions. In this study, FF/graphene oxide (GO) composites were found to self-assemble into layered micro- and nanostructures, which exhibited improved thermal and aqueous stability. Dependent on the FF/GO ratio, the solubility of these structures was reduced to 35.65% after 30 min as compared to 92.4% for pure FF samples. Such functional nanocomposites may extend the use of FF structures to, e.g., biosensing, electrochemical, electromechanical or electronic applications.
Sponsorship
European Commission - European Regional Development Fund
European Commission - Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)
Science Foundation Ireland
Other Sponsorship
Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (PRTLI) Cycle 5
Russian Foundation for Fundamental Research
CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials
FCT/MEC
PT2020 Partnership Agreement
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
National Institute for Materials Science
Journal
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Volume
18
Issue
1
Start Page
172
End Page
179
Copyright (Published Version)
2017 the Authors
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
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