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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Banahalli R. Ratna, Alexandria, VA (US);
Carissa M. Soto, Alexandria, VA (US);
Ronald W. Rendell, Washington, DC (US);
Jake Fontana, Alexandria, VA (US);
Jeffrey R. Deschamps, Laurel, MD (US);
Banahalli R. Ratna, Alexandria, VA (US);
Carissa M. Soto, Alexandria, VA (US);
Ronald W. Rendell, Washington, DC (US);
Jake Fontana, Alexandria, VA (US);
Jeffrey R. Deschamps, Laurel, MD (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A genetically modified cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) protein capsid serves as a scaffold for metal nanoparticles, preferably gold nanospheres, of 15 nm to 35 nm, creating plasmonic nanoclusters. The self-assembled nanoclusters gave rise to a 10-fold surface-averaged enhancement of the local electromagnetic field. Other viral capsids or virus-like proteins may also serve as such scaffolds.