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Cytocompatible Coating of Yeast Cells with Antimicrobial Chitosan through Layer‐by‐Layer Assembly
Author(s) -
Kim Beom Jin,
Choi Insung S.,
Yang Sung Ho
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
bulletin of the korean chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.237
H-Index - 59
ISSN - 1229-5949
DOI - 10.1002/bkcs.10963
Subject(s) - chitosan , layer by layer , coating , layer (electronics) , chitosanase , yeast , antimicrobial , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , macromolecule , chemical engineering , biochemistry , organic chemistry , engineering
A simple but versatile method is developed for coating living cells with toxic macromolecules by using layer‐by‐layer ( LbL ) assembly. By introduction protective layers, living yeast cells were individually coated with LbL multilayers composed of antimicrobial chitosan while maintaining viability of the cells. In addition, the multilayered coat was enzymatically degraded by chitosanase.