2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Nanoscale Chemical Composition Analysis Using Peptides Targeting Inorganic Materials
| Project/Area Number |
21710103
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Nanomaterials/Nanobioscience
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
HAYASHI Tomohiro Tokyo Institute of Technology, 大学院・総合理工学研究科, 准教授 (30401574)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | 走査型プローブ顕微鏡 / 生体分子 / ペプチド / 表面科学 / 固液界面 / 吸着 / 分子認識 |
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| Research Abstract |
Chemical composition analysis by scanning probe microscopy (SPM) in water is a method whose introduction has been long-awaited. Here we propose a simple method for performing chemical composition analyses of solid surfaces in water using atomic force microscopes (AFM) with probes functionalized with peptides targeting inorganic materials. In this work, bicompositional surfaces of gold and titanium oxide were scanned with AFM probes modified with the titanium-binding peptide (TBP). We found that surface chemical composition clearly appeared as contrasts in the mapping images of adhesion forces with nanometer-scale resolutions. We further discuss appropriate designs of the AFM probes and appropriate imaging conditions for the chemical composition analysis based on the results of force measurements of the single TBP-titanium bond.
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Research Products
(21 results)
