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Biomechanics and Biotransport

2005

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Self-Assembly Of Nanoparticles On Live Bacterium: An Avenue To Fabricate Electronic Devices, Vikas Berry, Ravi F. Saraf Jan 2005

Self-Assembly Of Nanoparticles On Live Bacterium: An Avenue To Fabricate Electronic Devices, Vikas Berry, Ravi F. Saraf

Ravi Saraf Publications

Lysine-capped gold nanoparticles can be electrostatically assembled on the surface of Bacillus cerius, a Gram-Positive bacterium. The conductivity of the “gold-plated” bacteria assembly immobilized between electrodes is a function of the humidity experienced by the nanoparticles.