• 文献标题:   Enhanced Stability and Mechanical Properties of a Graphene-Protein Nanocomposite Film by a Facile Non-Covalent Self-Assembly Approach
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DU CB, DU T, ZHOU OETY, ZHU YA, JIA XG, CHENG Y
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, nanocomposite film, filmforming ability, stability, mechanical propertie
  • 出版物名称:   NANOMATERIALS
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  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.3390/nano12071181
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Graphene-based nanocomposite films (NCFs) are in high demand due to their superior photoelectric and thermal properties, but their stability and mechanical properties form a bottleneck. Herein, a facile approach was used to prepare nacre-mimetic NCFs through the non-covalent self-assembly of graphene oxide (GO) and biocompatible proteins. Various characterization techniques were employed to characterize the as-prepared NCFs and to track the interactions between GO and proteins. The conformational changes of various proteins induced by GO determined the film-forming ability of NCFs, and the binding of bull serum albumin (BSA)/hemoglobin (HB) on GO's surface was beneficial for improving the stability of as-prepared NCFs. Compared with the GO film without any additive, the indentation hardness and equivalent elastic modulus could be improved by 50.0% and 68.6% for GO-BSA NCF; and 100% and 87.5% for GO-HB NCF. Our strategy should be facile and effective for fabricating well-designed bio-nanocomposites for universal functional applications.