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From Chemical Gardens to Quasibiological Inorganic Cells
Author(s) -
Pampalakis Georgios
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistryselect
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 2365-6549
DOI - 10.1002/slct.201803796
Subject(s) - chemistry , lanthanide , enzyme , inorganic chemical , chemical engineering , biochemistry , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering , ion
The formation of closed chemical gardens that resemble quasibiological cells at the macroscale (> 1 cm) is demonstrated. The cells are produced by injecting lanthanide salts in alkaline solutions and do not require silicates. The cells can encapsulate chemicals and enzymes and carry out reactions.