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Biomaterials built by biology: Mechanism and applications of hyperbranched fractal plasmon — NSF Award to University of California

PART 1: NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY The behavior of common metals changes dramatically as the size of the metal decreases. The color and electrical properties of metals like gold and silver change dramatically as they get smaller. People have used the color changes and electrical properties of ultrasmall metal clusters to ma

Award titleBiomaterials built by biology: Mechanism and applications of hyperbranched fractal plasmon
Award ID2242375
AwardeeUniversity of California-San Diego
CityLA JOLLA
StateCA
Amount obligated$550,000
Principal investigatorJesse Jokerst
ProgramBIOMATERIALS PROGRAM
Start date03/15/2023
AbstractPART 1: NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY The behavior of common metals changes dramatically as the size of the metal decreases. The color and electrical properties of metals like gold and silver change dramatically as they get smaller. People have used the color changes and electrical properties of ultrasmall metal clusters to make medical devices, environmental sensors, and electronic components. However, it is very difficult to control matter at very small size regimes. We recently showed how tiny protei
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