title: An Escherichia coli trap in human serum albumin microtubes.
abstract: We describe the template synthesis of human serum albumin microtubes (MTs) and highlight their Escherichia coli (E. coli) trapping capability with extremely high efficiency. The E. coli was loaded into the one-dimensional pore space interior of the tubule. Similar MTs including an Fe3O4 layer also captured E. coli and were manipulated by exposure to a magnetic field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, 1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8551, Japan. komatsu@kc.chuo-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yuge
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komatsu
mesh_terms: D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D052203:Ferrosoferric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D060526:Magnetic Fields; D059346:Magnets / Q000737:chemistry*; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin; D052203:Ferrosoferric Oxide