Thin-film cells, encapsulation materials

Biotemplates have been fabricated from two-dimensional crystalline surface proteins for the subsequent electrochemical deposition of nanowire structures [82]. These surface layer proteins encapsulate certain bacterial cells, controlling extracellular transport. They form especially robust thin films over cells, and are resistant to conditions that normally denature proteins, such as low pH and heat, thus making them ideal as template materials for electrodeposition. Schwartz and coworkers investigated a hexagonally packed intermediate surface layer protein from... 

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