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ArticleNature communications2025

Photo-excited extracellular electron transfer of electroactive microorganism triggers RAFT polymerization.

Chao Li, Jing Liu, Wenchang Hu, Lin Xiao, Feng Li, Qijing Liu, Junqi Zhang, Huan Yu, Baocai Zhang, Dake Xu and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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14 authors.

Chao Li *College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.
Jing Liu *Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Wenchang HuState Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Lin XiaoState Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Feng LiState Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Qijing LiuState Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Junqi ZhangCollege of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.
Huan YuCollege of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9048-1220
Baocai ZhangCollege of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.
Dake XuShenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0931-7189
Shaoan ChengState Key Laboratory of Clean Energy, Department of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8746-5104
Wen-Wei LiChinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9280-0045
Kenneth H NealsonDepartments of Earth Science & Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, South Pasadena, CA, USA.
Hao SongCollege of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China. songhao@mail.neu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0447-3617

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) NSFC 22378305National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) NSFC 32071411
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Living cell-triggered reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization is of great value for construction of living materials with diverse applications. However, microorganisms-activated polymerization without end-group heterogeneity is not yet established. Here, we develop an electroactive microorganism-triggered polymerization system using Shewanella oneidensis-secreted flavins (as electron shuttles) to directly reduce chain transfer agents (CTAs) to continuously generate radicals, thus initiating RAFT polymerization. This S. oneidensis-triggered polymerization integrates microbial extracellular electron transfer pathway and photoinduced electron transfer to reduce CTAs for continuous radical generation. We then genetically engineer S. oneidensis to enhance flavins biosynthesis and transport, accomplishing increased conversion ratio ( > 90%) of poly(N, N-dimethylacrylamide) with low polydispersity (Ð < 1.20). In addition, the S. oneidensis-triggered RAFT polymerization is effective for various monomers and CTAs, being able to synthesize diverse block copolymers. Synergistic integration of synthetic biology and RAFT polymerization provides a sustainable and controllable polymerization platform.

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PolymerizationShewanellaAcrylamidesAcrylic ResinsElectronsElectron TransportFlavinsPolymersAcrylamidesAcrylic ResinsFlavinsPolymerspoly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide)

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PMCPMC12638906

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