期刊
NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW
卷 6, 期 5, 页码 929-943出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwz104
关键词
nanoscale catalyst immobilization; semi-artificial photosynthesis; living catalysis; bio-inorganic hybrid system; hydrogen production
资金
- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality [17JC1403900]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31570972]
- Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology [QNLM2016ORP0403]
- ShanghaiTech University
- 1000 Youth Talents Program
- Chinese Central Government
Nanoscale objects feature very large surface-area-to-volume ratios and are now understood as powerful tools for catalysis, but their nature as nanomaterials brings challenges including toxicity and nanomaterial pollution. Immobilization is considered a feasible strategy for addressing these limitations. Here, as a proof-of-concept for the immobilization of nanoscale catalysts in the extracellular matrix of bacterial biofilms, we genetically engineered amyloid monomers of the Escherichia coli curli nanofiber system that are secreted and can self-assemble and anchor nano-objects in a spatially precise manner. We demonstrated three scalable, tunable and reusable catalysis systems: biofilm-anchored gold nanoparticles to reduce nitro aromatic compounds such as the pollutant p-nitrophenol, biofilm-anchored hybrid Cd0.9Zn0.1S quantum dots and gold nanoparticles to degrade organic dyes and biofilm-anchored CdSeS@ZnS quantum dots in a semi-artificial photosynthesis system for hydrogen production. Our work demonstrates how the ability of biofilms to grow in scalable and complex spatial arrangements can be exploited for catalytic applications and clearly illustrates the design utility of segregating high-energy nano-objects from injury-prone cellular components by engineering anchoring points in an extracellular matrix.
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