Capsid. Incubation with presynthesized 5-nm gold nanoparticles produced an ordered arrangement in the particles along the 5-nm gold nanoparticles developed an ordered arrangement with the particles along the virion surface. virion surface. The resulting Au-plated nanowires reached dimensions of 10 nm in diameter and also the resulting Au-plated length [77].reached dimensions of ten nm in developed unfavorable electrodes around 1 in nanowires Similarly, Nam and colleagues diameter and roughly 1 for in length [77]. ion batteries applying hugely ordered M13-templated gold-cobalt for use in lithium[85]. use in lithium Similarly, Nam and colleagues created adverse electrodes oxide nanowires ion batteries applying very ordered M13-templated gold-cobalt oxide nanowires [85]. 4 consecutive NTo do that, the group engineered a modified pVIII coat Ceforanide Cancer protein containing To complete this, the group engineered a modified pVIII coatbind cobalt oxide (Co3O4) as well as an added gold-binding terminal glutamate residues to protein containing four consecutive N-terminal glutamate residues to bind cobalt oxide (Co3 O4 ) in conjunction with an additionalAu- and Co3O4-specific peptides hybrid clone peptide motif. This hybrid clone expressing each gold-binding peptide motif. This developed a expressing consistingand a little volume of Au created a nanowire consisting of3O4. Theamount nanowire both Au- of Co3 O4 -specific peptides nanoparticles combined with Co a small hybrid of Au nanoparticles combined with CoinitialThe hybrid nanowire was observed toapproximately 30 nanowire was observed to enhance 3 O4 . and reversible storage capacity by strengthen initial and reversible storage capacitynanowires when tested when compared with pure Co3 O4 nanowires study tested at compared to pure Co3O4 by roughly 30 in the similar existing [85]. Within a later when [86], the exactly the same present [85]. Inside a later study whilst the pIII protein was bound to FePO4 even though the pIII protein pVIII protein was bound to FePO4 [86], the pVIII protein was modified with a peptide sequence was modified having a peptide sequence facilitating the interaction with single-walled carbon nanotubes facilitating the interaction with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). This brought collectively (SWCNTs). This brought together thenanowires together with the robustness nanowires nanotubes to make the positive aspects of biologically ordered benefits of biologically ordered of carbon with the robustness of carbon nanotubes to generate high-power lithium-ion 4) [86]. high-power lithium-ion battery-like cathodes (Figure battery-like cathodes (Figure 4) [86].Figure four. Genetically engineered M13 bacteriophage employed as a lithium-ion battery cathode. (A) The Figure four. Genetically engineered M13 bacteriophage used as a lithium-ion battery cathode. (A) The gene VIII protein (pVIII), a major capsid protein in the virus, is modified to serve as a template for gene VIII protein (pVIII), a major capsid protein on the virus, is modified to serve as a template for amorphous anhydrous iron phosphate (a-FePO44)) growth. The gene III protein (pIII) can also be engineered amorphous anhydrous iron phosphate (a-FePO growth. The gene III protein (pIII) can also be engineered to have a binding affinity for single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs). (B) The fabrication of genetically to have a binding affinity for single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs). (B) The fabrication of genetically engineered high-power lithium-ion battery cathodes and aa photograph with the battery made use of to powe.