Lithography cell-mediated

Fig. 11.4. Laser confocal and SEM of the materials prepared according to the process depicted in Fig. 11.3. Photographs show individual stages in the cell-mediated lithography of polymer surfaces using Listeria monocytogenes (left column a, c, e, g) and Staphylococcus aureus (right column b, d, f, h) as templates. Imprinted microcapsules (a, b) and solid polymer beads before (c, d) and after (e, f) the removal of template cells, (g, h) Show the imprint sites after reacting the beads with fluorescent-labelled Concanavalin A.

Fig. 11.6. Cell-mediated lithography of planar surfaces. SEM of Listeria monocytogenes imprint sites on the surface of a thick polymer film (right). See text for further details.

Alexander, C. Vulfson, E.N. Spatially functionalized polymer surfaces produced via cell-mediated lithography. Adv. Mat. 1997, 9 (9), 751-755. 

Listeria monocytogenes cells partitioned between organic/ aqueous medium Poly(allylamine) used in presence of diacid chloride Polymeric microcapsules (bacteria-mediated lithography) NS Aheme et al., 1996 Whitcombe et al., 1997... 

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