Issue 97, 2014
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Chemical Communications

Compartmentalization of bacteria in microcapsules†

Judith van Wijk,a   Tiaan Heunis,b   Elrika Harmzen,c   Leon M. T. Dicks,b   Jan Meuldijka  and  Bert Klumperman*c  

* Corresponding authors

a Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

b Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, 7602 Matieland, South Africa

c Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
E-mail: bklump@sun.ac.za

Abstract

Lactobacillus plantarum strain 423 was encapsulated in hollow poly(organosiloxane) microcapsules by templating water-in-oil Pickering emulsion droplets via the interfacial reaction of alkylchlorosilanes. The bacteria were suspended in growth medium or buffer to protect the cells against pH changes during the interfacial reactions with alkylchlorosilanes. The results of this work open up novel avenues for the encapsulation of microbial cells.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC04901B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Jul 2014
Accepted
13 Oct 2014
First published
13 Oct 2014
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 15427-15430

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Compartmentalization of bacteria in microcapsules

J. van Wijk, T. Heunis, E. Harmzen, L. M. T. Dicks, J. Meuldijk and B. Klumperman, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 15427 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC04901B

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