UCLA Team Engineers Biomolecules for Predictable Nanocatalysts

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UCLA Team Engineers Biomolecules for Predictable Nanocatalysts

Description A team at UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science is working at the nanoscale to explore a new class of more efficient catalysts that could be used to break down pollution, create hydrogen fuel cells, store hydrogen and synthesize fine chemicals.

The team, looking for a method for producing nanocatalysts in a controlled and predictable way, has demonstrated a new approach to produce nanocrystals with predictable shapes. The work uses surfactants, biomolecules of specific peptide sequences that can bind selectively to certain facets of the crystals' exposed surfaces.
Imported on 23 Apr 2011, 11:18
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