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Org. Biomol. Chem., 2009, 7, 4685 - 4688, DOI: 10.1039/b915028e


CCMV capsid formation induced by a functional negatively charged polymer

Inge J. Minten, Yujie Ma, Mark A Hempenius, G. Julius Vancso, Roeland J. M. Nolte and Jeroen J. L. M. Cornelissen


A functional negatively charged polyelectrolyte, polyferrocenylsilane (PFS) was encapsulated in cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (CCMV) capsid proteins, yielding monodisperse particles of 18 nm in size with altered redox properties compared to the parent materials.

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