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SUBMITTER: Barlow J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5203941 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Barlow Jacob J Gozzi Kevin K Kelley Chase P CP Geilich Benjamin M BM Webster Thomas J TJ Chai Yunrong Y Sridhar Srinivas S van de Ven Anne L AL
Applied microbiology and biotechnology 20161015 1
Encapsulating bacteria within constrained microenvironments can promote the manifestation of specialized behaviors. Using double-emulsion droplet-generating microfluidic synthesis, live Bacillus subtilis bacteria were encapsulated in a semi-permeable membrane composed of poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(D,L-lactic acid) (mPEG-PDLLA). This polymer membrane was sufficiently permeable to permit exponential bacterial growth, metabolite-induced gene expression, and rapid biofilm growth. The biodegradable ...[more]