研究目的
Investigating the formation of NP helicoids with micron scale pitch on helical bacteria and their chiroptical effects for bacterial detection and understanding spectral behavior of helical self-assembled structures.
研究成果
The study demonstrates that helical bacteria can template the self-assembly of plasmonic NPs into enantiopure helicoids, leading to chiroptical activity in the visible and near-infrared parts of the spectrum. This provides a pathway for bacterial detection and advances in chiral photonics.
研究不足
The chiroptical activity is relatively weak due to the mismatch between the characteristic pitch of C. jejuni in the micron range and the submicron wavelengths of photons in the visible part of the spectrum. The study also notes the challenge of preserving the curvy shape of the bacteria during functionalization.