Directed Evolution of the Optoelectronic Properties of Nanomaterials
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Benjamin Lambert and coauthors publish the article "Directed evolution of the optoelectronic properties of synthetic nanomaterials" in Chemical Communications.
Directed evolution is a powerful approach to tailor protein properties toward new or enhanced functions. Herein, we use directed evolution to engineer the optoelectronic properties of DNA-wrapped single-walled carbon nanotube sensors through DNA mutation. This approach leads to an improvement in the fluorescence intensity of 56% following two evolution cycles.