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Yeast Cells with an Artificial Mineral Shell: Protection and Modification of Living Cells by Biomimetic Mineralization
Author(s) -
Wang Ben,
Liu Peng,
Jiang Wenge,
Pan Haihua,
Xu Xurong,
Tang Ruikang
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200704718
Subject(s) - mineralization (soil science) , polymer , yeast , surface modification , chemistry , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , materials science , biochemistry , organic chemistry , engineering , nitrogen
Inspired by eggshells in nature , living yeast cells were conferred with an artificial mineral coat by using a combination of the layer‐by‐layer (LBL) treatment with functional polymers and in situ biomimetic mineralization. The resulting hard inorganic shells have a tremendous effect on the storage, protection, delivery, and modification of the cells.