journal article·2017-12-31Open access

Thermal and aqueous stability improvement of graphene oxide enhanced diphenylalanine nanocomposites

Kate Ryan, Sabine M. Neumayer, Harsha Vardhan R. Maraka, Nicolae-Viorel Buchete, Andrei L. Kholkin, James H. Rice, Brian J. Rodriguez

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.
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OpenAlex topics: Conducting polymers and applications · Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials · Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials

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Affiliations

School of Physics, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Institute for Discovery, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Department of Physics, CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Aveiro, Portugal

Institute of Natural Sciences, Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia

Funding

Russian Foundation for Fundamental Research · FEDER · Science Foundation Ireland · Seventh Framework Programme

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