Silica sol-gel encapsulation of cyanobacteria: lessons for academic and applied research

DJ Dickson, RL Ely - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2013 - Springer
Cyanobacteria inhabit nearly every ecosystem on earth, play a vital role in nutrient cycling,
and are useful as model organisms for fundamental research in photosynthesis and carbon …

A co-immobilized enzyme-mediator system for facilitating manganese peroxidase catalysis in solution free of divalent manganese ions

MJJ Vizcarra, S Mahendra, M Wang - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Manganese peroxidase (MnP) offers significant potential in various environmental and
industrial applications; however, its reliance on Mn 2+ ions for electron shuttling limits its use …

Optimization of sensors based on encapsulated algae for pesticide detection in water

A Gosset, V Oestreicher, M Perullini, SA Bilmes… - Analytical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Pesticides represent a significant source of contamination for urban and suburban surface,
ground and seawaters. Whole-cell algal biosensors are sensitive, cheap and adaptable …

Enhanced biodegradation of atrazine by bacteria encapsulated in organically modified silica gels

JJ Benson, JK Sakkos, A Radian, LP Wackett… - Journal of colloid and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biodegradation by cells encapsulated in silica gel is an economical and environmentally
friendly method for the removal of toxic chemicals from the environment. In this work …

New method for the simultaneous determination of diffusion and adsorption of dyes in silica hydrogels

M Perullini, M Jobbágy, ML Japas, SA Bilmes - Journal of colloid and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The fine tuning of porosity in sol gel based devices makes possible the design of novel
applications in which the transport of molecules through the oxide gel plays a crucial role. In …

Sol–gel silica platforms for microalgae-based optical biosensors

M Perullini, Y Ferro, C Durrieu, M Jobbagy… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
An advanced hybrid biosensing platform with improved optical quality is developed based
on the acidic encapsulation of microalgi in silica matrices synthesized by TAFR …

Synthesis of organosilicon sol-gel matrices and preparation of heterogeneous biocatalysts based on them

OA Kamanina, DG Fedoseeva, TV Rogova… - Russian Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Hybrid organosilicon structures prepared by the sol-gel method from tetraethoxysilane,
methyltriethoxysilane, and polyethylene glycol 3000 under the conditions of base catalysis …

Engineering of a silica encapsulation platform for hydrocarbon degradation using Pseudomonas sp. NCIB 9816‐4

JK Sakkos, DP Kieffer, BR Mutlu… - Biotechnology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Industrial application of encapsulated bacteria for biodegradation of hydrocarbons in water
requires mechanically stable materials. A silica gel encapsulation method was optimized for …

Study of release kinetics and diffusion coefficients in swellable cellulosic thin films by means of a simple spectrophotometric technique

A Pedacchia, A Adrover - Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2014 - Elsevier
Measurement of diffusion in gel is an essential task for pharmaceutic technology and
biochemical engineering. In this work we investigate diffusion coefficients and release …

Loading insoluble sulfides in mesoporous oxide films from precursors in solution

D Onna, MC Marchi, ML Martinez Ricci… - Journal of Sol-Gel …, 2022 - Springer
E-waste from the electric and electronics industry is an emerging threat due to the pollution
caused by hazardous cations. Immobilization and confinement of these cations as …