Issue 43, 2021

Prospects and applications of synergistic noble metal nanoparticle-bacterial hybrid systems

Abstract

Hybrid systems composed of living cells and nanomaterials have been attracting great interest in various fields of research ranging from materials science to biomedicine. In particular, the interfacing of noble metal nanoparticles and bacterial cells in a single architecture aims to generate hybrid systems that combine the unique physicochemical properties of the metals and biological attributes of the microbial cells. While the bacterial cells provide effector and scaffolding functions, the metallic component endows the hybrid system with multifunctional capabilities. This synergistic effort seeks to fabricate living materials with improved functions and new properties that surpass their individual components. Herein, we provide an overview of this research field and the strategies for obtaining hybrid systems, and we summarize recent biological applications, challenges and current prospects in this exciting new arena.

Graphical abstract: Prospects and applications of synergistic noble metal nanoparticle-bacterial hybrid systems

Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
30 7 2021
Accepted
03 10 2021
First published
04 10 2021

Nanoscale, 2021,13, 18054-18069

Prospects and applications of synergistic noble metal nanoparticle-bacterial hybrid systems

A. Vázquez-Arias, J. Pérez-Juste, I. Pastoriza-Santos and G. Bodelon, Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 18054 DOI: 10.1039/D1NR04961E

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