title: Vertical immobilization of viable bacilliform bacteria into polypyrrole films.
abstract: We have successfully developed a novel technique for inserting viable bacilliform bacteria into polypyrrole films.  All of the five different bacterial cells (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Serratia marcescens, Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli) studied in this work were inserted normal to the film surface, and the viability of P. aeruginosa was unaffected by this immobilization procedure.  It was also found that the polypyrrole layer was important to keep the cells alive.
authors.affiliation: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research Center, Research Organization for 21st Century, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan.
authors.forename: Shiho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tokonami
authors.forename: Kenta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saimatsu
authors.forename: Yuh
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakadoi
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Furuta
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shiigi
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagaoka
mesh_terms: D016954:Acinetobacter calcoaceticus / Q000378:metabolism*; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000378:metabolism*; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / Q000379:methods; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000737:chemistry*; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000378:metabolism*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D011758:Pyrroles; C067635:polypyrrole