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Photoresponsive Materials: Photoresponsive Cucurbit[8]uril‐Mediated Adhesion of Bacteria on Supported Lipid Bilayers (Small 46/2015)
Author(s) -
Sankaran Shrikrishnan,
van Weerd Jasper,
Voskuhl Jens,
Karperien Marcel,
Jonkheijm Pascal
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201570277
Subject(s) - azobenzene , supramolecular chemistry , adhesion , nanotechnology , biosensor , lipid bilayer , chemistry , ternary operation , materials science , biophysics , membrane , molecule , biochemistry , organic chemistry , biology , computer science , programming language
Inspired by nature's ability to capture and release biological entities when required, P. Jonkheijm and co‐workers have developed a microfluidic platform for the adhesion and light‐triggered release of pathogenic E. coli. On page 6187, they achieve this using supported lipid bilayers bearing a ternary complex of methylviologen, a supramolecular host (cucurbit[8]uril), and a photo‐active azobenzene glycoconjugate. The platform has the potential to be used for intricate fundamental studies dealing with the spatio‐temporal characteristics of celladhesion and also the development of novel reusable biosensors.