Fabrication of enzyme-degradable and size-controlled protein nanowires using single particle nano-fabrication technique

Omichi, Masaaki*; Asano, Atsushi*; Tsukuda, Satoshi*; Takano, Katsuyoshi*; Sugimoto, Masaki; Saeki, Akinori*; Sakamaki, Daisuke*; Onoda, Akira*; Hayashi, Takashi*; Seki, Shu*

Nature Communications (Internet), 5, p.3718_1 - 3718_8, 2014/04

https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms4718

Protein nanowires exhibiting specific biological activities hold promise for interacting with living cells and controlling and predicting biological responses such as apoptosis, endocytosis and cell adhesion. Here we report the result of the interaction of a single high-energy charged particle with protein molecules. Degradation of the human serum albumin nanowires was examined using trypsin. The biotinylated human serum albumin nanowires bound avidin, demonstrating the high affinity of the nanowires. Human serum albumin-avidin hybrid nanowires were also fabricated from a solid state mixture and exhibited good mechanical strength. The biotinylated human serum albumin nanowires can be transformed into nanowires exhibiting a biological function such as avidin-biotinyl interactions and peroxidase activity. The present technique is a versatile platform for functionalizing the surface of any protein molecule with an extremely large surface area.

Fullerene nanowires as a versatile platform for organic electronics

Maeyoshi, Yuta*; Saeki, Akinori*; Suwa, Shotaro*; Omichi, Masaaki*; Marui, Hiromi*; Asano, Atsushi*; Tsukuda, Satoshi*; Sugimoto, Masaki; Kishimura, Akihiro*; Kataoka, Kazunori*; et al.

Scientific Reports (Internet), 2, p.600_1 - 600_6, 2012/08

https://doi.org/10.1038/srep00600

The development of organic semiconducting nanowires that act as charge carrier transport pathways in flexible and lightweight nano-electronics is a major scientific challenge. We report on the fabrication of fullerene nanowires that is universally applicable to its derivatives (pristine C, methanofullerenes of C and C, and indene C bis-adduct). Nanowires with radii of 811 nm were formed via a chain polymerization reaction induced by a high-energy ion beam. Fabrication of a poly(3-hexylthiophene): [6,6]-phenyl C butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic cell including PCBM nanowires with precisely-controlled length and density demonstrates how application of this methodology can improve the power conversion efficiency of these inverted cells.

Fabrication of concave and convex structure array consisted of epoxy long-nanowires by light and heavy ion beams lithography

Takano, Katsuyoshi*; Sugimoto, Masaki; Asano, Atsushi*; Maeyoshi, Yuta*; Marui, Hiromi*; Omichi, Masaaki*; Saeki, Akinori*; Seki, Shu*; Sato, Takahiro; Ishii, Yasuyuki; et al.

Transactions of the Materials Research Society of Japan, 37(2), p.237 - 240, 2012/06

https://doi.org/10.14723/tmrsj.37.237

Control of radial size of crosslinked polymer nanowire by ion beam and ray irradiation

Tsukuda, Satoshi*; Asano, Atsushi*; Sugimoto, Masaki; Idesaki, Akira; Seki, Shu*; Tanaka, Shunichiro*

Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology, 23(2), p.231 - 234, 2010/06

https://doi.org/10.2494/photopolymer.23.231

The nanowires based on polystyrene (PS) and polycarbosilane (PCS) were formed by 450 MeV Xe beam irradiation to their thin films. The nanowires, which formed by crosslinking reaction along the single ion path, can isolated by development procedures. This technique is sometimes called as single particle nanofabrication technique (SPNT). In this paper, tow step irradiation of ion beam and ray was carried out in order to control their radial sizes. The radial sizes of nanowires, based on PS and PCS were increased with the dose of ray. The change of radial sizes, which depended on the dose, was quantitatively measured, and we discussed in terms of radiation induced gel formation.

Control of diameter of SiC nano-fiber by ion beam and EB irradiation

Sugimoto, Masaki; Yoshimura, Kimio; Idesaki, Akira; Yoshikawa, Masahito; Asano, Atsushi*; Seki, Shu*; Tsukuda, Satoshi*; Tanaka, Shunichiro*

no journal, , 

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Three dimensional microprocessing for polymer films by mev ion beam lithography

Takano, Katsuyoshi*; Asano, Atsushi*; Maeyoshi, Yuta*; Marui, Hiromi*; Omichi, Masaaki*; Saeki, Akinori*; Seki, Shuhei*; Sato, Takahiro; Ishii, Yasuyuki; Kamiya, Tomihiro; et al.

no journal, ,