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Bridging the Bio-Electronic Interface with Biofabrication
Published on: June 6, 2012
Encapsulation of yeast displaying glucose oxidase on their surface in graphene oxide hydrogel scaffolding and its
Karnit Bahartan1, Jenny Gun, Sergey Sladkevich
1Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering and the Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel.
Abstract:
Yeast displaying glucose oxidase on their surface were encapsulated in a graphene oxide hydrogel. The ability of the modified yeast to reduce graphene oxide by glucose assimilation while maintaining viability was tested with time and deemed suitable for biofuel cell applications.

