TY  - JOUR
A1  - Arreola, Julio
A1  - Mätzkow, Malte
A1  - Durán, Marlena Palomar
A1  - Greeff, Anton
A1  - Keusgen, Michael
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - Optimization of the immobilization of bacterial spores on glass substrates with organosilanes
JF  - Physica status solidi (A) : Applications and materials science
N2  - Spores can be immobilized on biosensors to function as sensitive recognition elements. However, the immobilization can affect the sensitivity and reproducibility of the sensor signal. In this work, three different immobilization strategies with organosilanes were optimized and characterized to immobilize Bacillus atrophaeus spores on glass substrates. Five different silanization parameters were investigated: nature of the solvent, concentration of the silane, silanization time, curing process, and silanization temperature. The resulting silane layers were resistant to a buffer solution (e.g., Ringer solution) with a polysorbate (e.g., Tween®80) and sonication.
KW  - silanization
KW  - organosilanes
KW  - immobilization
KW  - endospores
KW  - biosensors
KW  - Bacillus atrophaeus
Y1  - 2016
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201532914
SN  - 1862-6319
VL  - 213
IS  - 6
SP  - 1463
EP  - 1470
PB  - Wiley-VCH
CY  - Weinheim
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Savitskaya, Irina
A1  - Zhantlessova, Sirina
A1  - Kistaubayeva, Aida
A1  - Ignatova, Ludmila
A1  - Shokatayeva, Dina
A1  - Sinyavsky, Yuriy
A1  - Kushugulova, Almagul
A1  - Digel, Ilya
T1  - Prebiotic cellulose–pullulan matrix as a “vehicle” for probiotic biofilm delivery to the host large intestine
JF  - Polymers
N2  - This study describes the development of a new combined polysaccharide-matrix-based technology for the immobilization of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) bacteria in biofilm form. The new composition allows for delivering the bacteria to the digestive tract in a manner that improves their robustness compared with planktonic cells and released biofilm cells. Granules consisting of a polysaccharide matrix with probiotic biofilms (PMPB) with high cell density (>9 log CFU/g) were obtained by immobilization in the optimized nutrient medium. Successful probiotic loading was confirmed by fluorescence microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The developed prebiotic polysaccharide matrix significantly enhanced LGG viability under acidic (pH 2.0) and bile salt (0.3%) stress conditions. Enzymatic extract of feces, mimicking colon fluid in terms of cellulase activity, was used to evaluate the intestinal release of probiotics. PMPB granules showed the ability to gradually release a large number of viable LGG cells in the model colon fluid. In vivo, the oral administration of PMPB granules in rats resulted in the successful release of probiotics in the colon environment. The biofilm-forming incubation method of immobilization on a complex polysaccharide matrix tested in this study has shown high efficacy and promising potential for the development of innovative biotechnologies.
KW  - immobilization
KW  - prebiotic
KW  - bacterial cellulose
KW  - biofilms
KW  - Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG
Y1  - 2023
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym16010030
N1  - This article belongs to the Section "Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites"
IS  - 16(1)
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  -