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M13-Phage-Based Star-Shaped Particles with Internal Flexibility

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We report on the construction and the dynamics of monodisperse star-shaped particles, mimicking, at the mesoscale, star polymers. Such multi-arm star-like particles result from the self-assembly of gold nanoparticles, forming the core, with tip-linked filamentous viruses - M13 bacteriophages - acting as spines in a sea urchin-like structure. By combining fluorescence and dark-field microscopy with dynamic light scattering, we investigate the diffusion of these hybrid spiny particles. We reveal the internal dynamics of the star particles by probing their central metallic core, which exhibits a hindered motion that can be described as a Brownian particle trapped in a harmonic potential. We therefore show that the filamentous viruses and specifically their tip proteins behave as entropic springs, extending the relevance of the study of such hybrid mesoscopic analogs of star polymers to phage biotechnology.

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hal-04501672 , version 1 (12-03-2024)

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Arantza Zavala-Martínez, Eric Grelet. M13-Phage-Based Star-Shaped Particles with Internal Flexibility. ACS Nano, 2024, 18 (1), pp.281-287. ⟨10.1021/acsnano.3c06134⟩. ⟨hal-04501672⟩

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