Multifunctional magnetic nanoparticle cloud assemblies for <i>in situ</i> capture of bacteria and isolation of microbial DNA
Lucas Poncelet, Lidija Malic, Liviu Clime, Matthias Geißler, Keith Morton, Christina Nassif, Dillon Da Fonte, Gaétan Veilleux, Teodor Veres
Abstract
Suspended magnetic nanoparticle assemblies forming between magnetized micropillars are used as a multifunctional capture matrix for Escherichia coli O157:H7 and in-flow extraction of microbial DNA released upon bacterial lysis.
Topics & Concepts
In situBacteriaIsolation (microbiology)NanoparticleMagnetic nanoparticlesDNAChemistryNanotechnologyMagnetic beadComputational biologyMicrobiologyMaterials scienceBiologyChromatographyBiochemistryGeneticsOrganic chemistryBiosensors and Analytical DetectionFecal contamination and water qualityMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies