Cluster Origin of Solvent Features MATERIAL BINDING PEPTIDES FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY Progress was made in discovery of material bind- ing peptides and their use in nanotechnology. Phage display is a versatile tool for selection of ligands for proteins/peptides. Combinatorial approach was adapted to select material-specific peptides. Screening of such phage-displayed material binding peptides attracted interest, e.g., because of their use in nanotechnology. Phage display selected peptides are either synthesized independently or expressed on phage coat protein. Selected phage particles are used in NP synthesis, nanostructure assembly on inorganic surfaces and oriented protein immobilization as fusion protein partners. Seker & Demir (2011) reviewed material binding peptides for nanotechnology. geneous hydrolysis of Ti(OBu) 4 , and hydrolyzing water was provided by acetic acid (HAc)/ethanol (EtOH) esterification (Longfeng et al., 2010). The HAc was served as a chelating ligand to stabilize hydrolysis/condensation and minimize TiO 2 ag- glomeration, while EtOH was used as solvent/ reactant for hydrolyzing water. Role of HAc/ EtOH ratio and crystallization temperature was investigated. The TiO 2 NPs were characterized by XRD and Brunauer­Emmett­Teller (BET) specific surface area. The TiO 2 photocatalytic activity was evaluated by methyl orange (MO) degradation in water at RT. The TiO 2 at the low crystallization temperature (150ºC) exhibited photocatalytic activity. NANOSCALE MATERIALS IN CHEMISTRY: ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS