Abstract
We report an approach to position gold nanoparticle catalysts for metal reduction asymmetrically on a biological template (E. coli) by exploiting the polarity of the bacterial cell envelope undergoing growth and division.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Catalysis
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Escherichia coli / chemistry*
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Escherichia coli / growth & development*
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Escherichia coli / ultrastructure
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Gold / chemistry*
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Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
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Metal Nanoparticles / ultrastructure
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Microscopy, Electron, Scanning