Royal Society of Chemistry, RSC Advances, 28(13), p. 19420-19428, 2023
DOI: 10.1039/d3ra03186a
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Apoferritin protein fibers have the ability to nucleate and in situ grow gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) following the pitch of the twisted fibers. Current–voltage measurements indicate that the nanofibers exhibit ohmic behavior and have a continuous metallic structure.