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Area of Science:

  • Biotechnology
  • Materials Science
  • Microbiology

Background:

  • Modifying bacterial surfaces with nanoparticles is key for programming bacteria.
  • Current nanoparticles face limitations like lack of multifunctionality, toxicity, and weak chemical drivers, hindering applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel multistage covalent self-assembly strategy for encapsulating microbial cells.
  • To overcome the limitations of existing nanoparticles for bacterial surface modification.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized biocompatible hyper-cross-linked polymer nanoparticles (Bio-HCP NPs) with internal porosity and surface functional groups.
  • Enhanced bacterial surfaces with abundant amino groups (10^10 per cell) for specific nanoparticle grafting.
  • Implemented a multistage self-assembly process for bacterial encapsulation.

Main Results:

  • Achieved enhanced bacterial protection and viability in highly toxic environments after the first assembly stage.
  • Demonstrated accurate counting of polymer aggregates (6-20 μm) in aerosol environments after the third assembly stage.
  • Showcased strong cell viability against pollutants and specificity against impurity particles.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed multistage covalent self-assembly strategy offers a robust method for protecting, expanding, and controlling encapsulated bacterial shells.
  • This nanoparticle encapsulation technique holds significant promise for diverse and complex application scenarios.
  • The approach addresses key limitations of current nanoparticle strategies for bacterial modification.