Open AccessBiomineralization: Encapsulation of Plant Viral Particles in Calcite Crystals (Adv. Biosys. 5/2018)
Author(s) -
AlHandawi Marieh B.,
Commins Patrick,
Shukla Sourabh,
Didier Pascal,
Tanaka Masahiko,
Raj Gijo,
Veliz Frank A.,
Pasricha Renu,
Steinmetz Nicole F.,
Naumov Panče
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced biosystems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.153
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 2366-7478
DOI - 10.1002/adbi.201870041
Subject(s) - biomineralization , calcite , chemistry , biomolecule , ionic bonding , chemical engineering , biophysics , molecule , nanotechnology , ion , mineralogy , materials science , biochemistry , biology , organic chemistry , engineering
Ionic inorganic matrices such as calcite are known to occlude ions, organic molecules and proteins, and this process is at the core of biomineralization. In article number 1700176 , by using labeled cowpea mosaic virus, Panče Naumov and co‐workers demonstrate that calcite can occlude biomolecules as large as viruses up to several percent by mass. The results can be applied to thermal stabilization of vaccines towards elimination of the “cold chain”.