Scientists at the John Innes Centre in the UK have successfully utilized the Vigna unguiculata virus, which causes yellow and black spot disease on peas, as a material in nanotechnology.
This virus, measuring 30 nanometers, is not infectious or harmful to humans and animals. Researchers have linked these viruses together to form a “scaffold,” allowing 240 organic compounds, each containing an iron atom, to attach and create a new nanomaterial.
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Utilizing the Vigna unguiculata virus that causes yellow and black spot disease on peas as a material in nanotechnology. |
The iron-containing compounds are linked together by this viral “scaffold,” forming highly conductive nanoparticles.
The new nanomaterial exhibits unique features that can be used to fabricate nanodevices and electronic systems, biosensors, or for electronic catalytic processes.
