title: Using bacterial cell growth to template catalytic asymmetry.
abstract: We report an approach to position gold nanoparticle catalysts for metal reduction asymmetrically on a biological template (E. coli) by exploiting the polarity of the bacterial cell envelope undergoing growth and division.
authors.affiliation: Sandia National Laboratories, Advanced Materials Lab, NM 87106, USA. bjkaehr@sandia.gov
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kaehr
authors.forename: C Jeffrey
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Brinker
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
chemical_list: D006046:Gold