title: Biological synthesis of semiconductor zinc sulfide nanoparticles by immobilized Rhodobacter sphaeroides.
abstract: A novel, clean biological transformation reaction by immobilized Rhodobacter sphaeroides has been developed for the synthesis of zinc sulfide (ZnS) nanoparticles with an average diameter of 8 nm. The nanoparticles were examined by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive analyses of X-rays, UV-vis optical absorption and photoluminescence spectra. The average diameter of ZnS nanoparticles varied according to the culture time.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science and Technology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, PR China.
authors.forename: Hong-Juan
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Zhao-Ming
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gong
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D001711:Biotransformation; D018914:Cells, Immobilized / Q000502:physiology; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012242:Rhodobacter sphaeroides / Q000502:physiology*; D012666:Semiconductors; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D013440:Sulfides; D017967:Zinc Compounds; C031238:zinc sulfide