Bioinspired, cytocompatible mineralization of silica-titania composites: Thermoprotective nanoshell formation for individual chlorella cells

Eun Hyea Ko, Yeonjung Yoon, Ji Hun Park, Sung Ho Yang, Daewha Hong, Kyung Bok Lee, Hyun Kyong Shon, Tae Geol Lee, Insung S. Choi

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Abstract

Hard-shell case: Using a (RKK)4D8 peptide allows mineralization to occur under cytocompatible conditions. Thus individual Chlorella cells could be encapsulated within a SiO2-TiO2 nanoshell with high cell viability (87 %). The encapsulated Chlorella showed an almost threefold increase in their thermo-tolerance after 2 h at 45 °C.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12279-12282
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume52
Issue number47
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Nov 2013

Keywords

  • artificial spores
  • composites
  • cytocompatibility
  • encapsulation
  • mineralization

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