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. 2019 Oct 14;58(42):14986-14990.
doi: 10.1002/anie.201908867. Epub 2019 Sep 19.

An Interactive Model of Communication between Abiotic Nanodevices and Microorganisms

Beatriz de Luis  1   2 , Antoni Llopis-Lorente  1   2 , Paola Rincón  1 , José Gadea  3 , Félix Sancenón  1   2 , Elena Aznar  1   2 , Reynaldo Villalonga  4 , José Ramón Murguía  1   2 , Ramón Martínez-Máñez  1   2   5   6
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An Interactive Model of Communication between Abiotic Nanodevices and Microorganisms

Beatriz de Luis et al. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. .
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Abstract

The construction of communication models at the micro-/nanoscale involving abiotic nanodevices and living organisms has the potential to open a wide range of applications in biomedical and communication technologies. However, this area remains almost unexplored. Herein, we report, as a proof of concept, a stimuli-responsive interactive paradigm of communication between yeasts (as a model microorganism) and enzyme-controlled Janus Au-mesoporous silica nanoparticles. In the presence of the stimulus, the information flows from the microorganism to the nanodevice, and then returns from the nanodevice to the microorganism as a feedback.

Keywords: abiotic nanodevices; mesoporous materials; microorganisms; molecular communication; nanonetworks.

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