Microbes as Structural Templates in Biofabrication: Study of Surface Chemistry and Applications

• Published in: ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering Vol. 5; no. 12; pp. 11163 - 11175
• Main Authors: Ullah, Muhammad Wajid, Shi, Zhijun, Shi, Xudian, Zeng, Di, Li, Sixiang, Yang, Guang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 04.12.2017
• Subjects: algae; bacteria; biofabrication; biomimetics; cell walls; engineering; eukaryotic cells; fungi; green chemistry; moieties; prokaryotic cells; viruses; Surface properties; Biotemplates; Biofabrication; Bionanomaterials; Microbes

Biofabrication, referring to engineering of complex constructs with desired features using living biotemplates, is a new fascinating technology. Microbes as exceptional templates provide a biomimetic approach to obtain amazingly ordered nano-, micro-, and meso-structured materials owing to diversity...