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Novel Biohybrid Materials by Electrospinning: Nanofibers of Poly(ethylene oxide) and Living Bacteria
Author(s) -
Gensheimer M.,
Becker M.,
BrandisHeep A.,
Wendorff J. H.,
Thauer R. K.,
Greiner A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200602936
Subject(s) - micrococcus luteus , electrospinning , nanofiber , materials science , ethylene oxide , bacteria , poly ethylene , aqueous solution , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , composite material , ethylene , polymer , organic chemistry , chemistry , biology , copolymer , catalysis , engineering , genetics , staphylococcus aureus
Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) fibers with living bacteria were obtained by electrospinning of aqueous dispersions of E. coli and Microccus luteus bacteria with PEO. E. coli as well as Micrococcus luteus bacteria survived electrospinning process. However, E. coli did not survive dry storage in PEO nonwovens at 20 °C for more than one hour. In contrast, Micrococcus luteus survived at least 250 h dry storage at 20 °C in eletrospun PEO nonwovens.