Cobalt oxide hollow nanoparticles derived by bio-templating

Chem Commun (Camb). 2005 Aug 28:(32):4101-3. doi: 10.1039/b505097a. Epub 2005 Jul 14.

Abstract

We present here the first fabrication of hollow cobalt oxide nanoparticles produced by a protein-regulated site-specific reconstitution process in aqueous solution and describe the metal growth mechanism in the ferritin interior.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cobalt / chemistry*
  • Ferritins / chemistry*
  • Horses
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Transmission
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Nanotechnology
  • Oxides / chemistry*
  • Particle Size
  • Solutions

Substances

  • Oxides
  • Solutions
  • Cobalt
  • Ferritins
  • cobalt oxide