Microencapsulation of bacterial strains in graphene oxide nano-sheets using vortex fluidics

© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015. Wrapping bacterial cells with graphene oxide sheets using a vortex fluidic device (VFD) effectively limits cellular growth for a certain time period whilst sustaining biological activity. This simple and benign method in preparing such a composite material reli...

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Main Authors: Wahid, M., Eroglu, Ela, LaVars, S., Newton, K., Gibson, C., Stroeher, U., Chen, X., Boulos, R., Raston, C., Harmer, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19262
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author Wahid, M.
Eroglu, Ela
LaVars, S.
Newton, K.
Gibson, C.
Stroeher, U.
Chen, X.
Boulos, R.
Raston, C.
Harmer, S.
author_facet Wahid, M.
Eroglu, Ela
LaVars, S.
Newton, K.
Gibson, C.
Stroeher, U.
Chen, X.
Boulos, R.
Raston, C.
Harmer, S.
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description © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015. Wrapping bacterial cells with graphene oxide sheets using a vortex fluidic device (VFD) effectively limits cellular growth for a certain time period whilst sustaining biological activity. This simple and benign method in preparing such a composite material relies on the shear within the film in the device without compromising the cellular viability. In principle, the process is scalable for large volumes, for operating the VFD(s) under continuous flow mode. Moreover, acquiring SEM images was possible without pre-coating the composite material with a metallic film, with limited charging effects. This establishes the potential for interfacing material with graphene oxide, which could be extended to more conductive graphene layers, as an effective approach for simplifying characterization using SEM.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-192622018-03-29T09:06:21Z Microencapsulation of bacterial strains in graphene oxide nano-sheets using vortex fluidics Wahid, M. Eroglu, Ela LaVars, S. Newton, K. Gibson, C. Stroeher, U. Chen, X. Boulos, R. Raston, C. Harmer, S. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015. Wrapping bacterial cells with graphene oxide sheets using a vortex fluidic device (VFD) effectively limits cellular growth for a certain time period whilst sustaining biological activity. This simple and benign method in preparing such a composite material relies on the shear within the film in the device without compromising the cellular viability. In principle, the process is scalable for large volumes, for operating the VFD(s) under continuous flow mode. Moreover, acquiring SEM images was possible without pre-coating the composite material with a metallic film, with limited charging effects. This establishes the potential for interfacing material with graphene oxide, which could be extended to more conductive graphene layers, as an effective approach for simplifying characterization using SEM. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19262 10.1039/c5ra04415d restricted
spellingShingle Wahid, M.
Eroglu, Ela
LaVars, S.
Newton, K.
Gibson, C.
Stroeher, U.
Chen, X.
Boulos, R.
Raston, C.
Harmer, S.
Microencapsulation of bacterial strains in graphene oxide nano-sheets using vortex fluidics
title Microencapsulation of bacterial strains in graphene oxide nano-sheets using vortex fluidics
title_full Microencapsulation of bacterial strains in graphene oxide nano-sheets using vortex fluidics
title_fullStr Microencapsulation of bacterial strains in graphene oxide nano-sheets using vortex fluidics
title_full_unstemmed Microencapsulation of bacterial strains in graphene oxide nano-sheets using vortex fluidics
title_short Microencapsulation of bacterial strains in graphene oxide nano-sheets using vortex fluidics
title_sort microencapsulation of bacterial strains in graphene oxide nano-sheets using vortex fluidics
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19262