A mussel-inspired polydopamine coating as a versatile platform for the in situ synthesis of graphene-based nanocomposites

Nanoscale. 2012 Sep 28;4(19):5864-7. doi: 10.1039/c2nr31547e. Epub 2012 Sep 4.

Abstract

A facile and universal approach to prepare graphene-based nanocomposites by in situ nucleation and growth of diverse noble metals, metal oxides and semiconducting nanoparticles on the surface of RGO is proposed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bivalvia / chemistry
  • Bivalvia / metabolism
  • Ferrosoferric Oxide / chemistry
  • Gold / chemistry
  • Graphite / chemistry*
  • Indoles / chemistry*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Nanocomposites / chemistry*
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Proteins / chemistry
  • Proteins / metabolism
  • Semiconductors

Substances

  • Indoles
  • Polymers
  • Proteins
  • adhesive protein, mussel
  • polydopamine
  • Gold
  • Graphite
  • Ferrosoferric Oxide