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Hao Dong1,2, Wenxue Zhang1, Shengmin Zhou1
1State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, School of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China. y10170059@mail.ecust.edu.cn.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|July 5, 2022
Abstract:
A programmable biofilm-cellulose platform is constructed to facilitate the clustering of two Escherichia coli catalysts, which is promising to achieve an efficient transformation by bringing cells into close proximity. This study also provides a unique bacteria-based method for endowing traditional materials with multiple functions via genetic engineering.
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