Abstract
An individual cyanobacterium cell is interfaced with a nanoporous biohybrid layer within a mesoporous silica layer. The bio-interface acts as an egg membrane for cell protection and growth of outer shell. The resulting bilayer shell provides efficient functions to create a single cell photosynthetic bioreactor with high stability, reusability, and activity.
Keywords:
biointerfaces; bioreactors; cell stability; cell surface functionalization; encapsulation; photosynthetic cells.
© 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Biocompatible Materials / chemistry
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Biomass
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Bioreactors*
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Carbon Dioxide / chemistry
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Cyanobacteria / metabolism*
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Cysteine / chemistry
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Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
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Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
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Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
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Nanoshells / chemistry*
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Nanotechnology / methods
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Phase Transition
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Photosynthesis*
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Porosity
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Silicon
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Silicon Dioxide
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Solar Energy
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Surface Properties
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Synechococcus
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Ultraviolet Rays
Substances
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Biocompatible Materials
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Carbon Dioxide
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Silicon Dioxide
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Cysteine
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Silicon