Novel Biohybrid Materials by Electrospinning: Nanofibers of Poly(ethylene oxide) and Living Bacteria
2007; Volume: 19; Issue: 18 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1002/adma.200602936
ISSN1521-4095
AutoresMarco Gensheimer, Michael F. Becker, Astrid Brandis‐Heep, Joachim H. Wendorff, Rudolf K. Thauer, Andreas Greiner,
Tópico(s)Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
ResumoPoly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) fibers with living bacteria were obtained by electrospinning of aqueous dispersions of E. coli and Microccus luteus bacteria with PEO. E. coli as well as Micrococcus luteus bacteria survived electrospinning process. However, E. coli did not survive dry storage in PEO nonwovens at 20 °C for more than one hour. In contrast, Micrococcus luteus survived at least 250 h dry storage at 20 °C in eletrospun PEO nonwovens.
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