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ArticleEnzyme and microbial technology2016

Production of gold nanoparticles by electrode-respiring Geobacter sulfurreducens biofilms.

Abid H Tanzil, Sujala T Sultana, Steven R Saunders, Alice C Dohnalkova, Liang Shi, Emily Davenport, Phuc Ha, Haluk Beyenal

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Article in Enzyme and microbial technology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The role ofSustainable microbiology · 2026
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  2. Synthesis of Palladium Nanoparticles by Electrode-RespiringACS biomaterials science & engineering · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Abid H TanzilThe Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
Sujala T SultanaThe Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
Steven R SaundersThe Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
Alice C DohnalkovaEnvironmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.
Liang ShiBiological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.
Emily DavenportThe Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
Phuc HaThe Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
Haluk BeyenalThe Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA. Electronic address: beyenal@wsu.edu.

Funding

TRAINING IN BIOTECHNOLOGY: EMPHASIS ON PROTEIN CHEMISTRYT32GM008336 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI CALL, DOUGLAS R. · 1989 to 2023
$8.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008336
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The goal of this work was to synthesize gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using electrode-respiring Geobacter sulfurreducens biofilms. We found that AuNPs are generated in the extracellular matrix of Geobacter biofilms and have an average particle size of 20nm. The formation of AuNPs was verified using TEM, FTIR and EDX. We also found that the extracellular substances extracted from electrode-respiring G. sulfurreducens biofilms reduce Au

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BiofilmsBiotechnologyElectrochemical TechniquesExtracellular MatrixGeobacterGoldGreen Chemistry TechnologyMetal NanoparticlesMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionNanotechnologyOxidation-ReductionParticle SizeSpectrometry, X-Ray EmissionSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredGoldBiofilmsExtracellular substancesGeobacter sulfurreducensGold nanoparticles

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PMID27866628
PMCPMC5662019

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