%A Astha Sharma
%A E.Senthil Prasad
%A Harsh Chaturvedi
%O Open Access
%J Optical Materials Express
%T Photon induced separation of bio-nano hybrid complex based on carbon nanotubes and optically active bacteriorhodopsin
%X We report optically induced rapid aggregation and subsequent separation of selective single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) functionalized with bacteriorhodopsin. Induced aggregation rate depends on the absorption of bacteriorhodopsin. Optically separated, bio-nano hybrid complexes show stable, preferential binding with SWNTs of specific diameters whereas, unbound SWNTs remains well-dispersed in the solution.
%N 4
%P 986
%V 6
%D 2016
%I Optical Society of America
%R doi:10.1364/OME.6.000986
%L open1915