Silica sol-gel encapsulation of cyanobacteria: Lessons for academic and applied research

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1809-1819

  Dickson, David J ^a   Ely, Roger L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Bioproducts; Cyanobacteria; Encapsulation; Silica gel; Sol gel; Stress

Indexed keywords

APPLIED RESEARCH; BIO-ENERGY; BIOPRODUCTS; BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS; CARBON AND NITROGEN; CELL TYPES; CELLULAR METABOLISM; CURRENT STATUS; CYANOBACTERIA; FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH; LIVING CELL; MODEL ORGANISMS; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDS; POROUS SILICA; PRODUCTION PROCESS; SILICA SOL GELS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENCAPSULATION; GLYCEROL; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SILICA; SILICA GEL; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; STRESSES;

RESEARCH;

SILICA GEL; SILOXANE;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL ORGANELLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENCAPSULATION; GEL; MATRIX; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENT; RESEARCH WORK; SILICA;

APPLIED RESEARCH; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; CELL DIVISION; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL STRESS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; GELATION; HYDROLYSIS; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MICROENCAPSULATION; NONHUMAN; PHASE SEPARATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLYMERIZATION; PRECURSOR; REVIEW; STRESS; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLS, IMMOBILIZED; CYANOBACTERIA; GELS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; SILICON DIOXIDE;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 84874105334     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4686-8     Document Type: Review

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