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Emerging roles of engineered nanomaterials in the food industry

V.J. Morris. Nanoscience is the study of phenomena and the manipulation of materials at the atomic or molecular level. Nanotechnology involves the design, production and use of structures through control of th….

Mimicking natural bio-mineralization processes: A new tool for osteochondral scaffold development

Anna Tampieri, Simone Sprio, Monica Sandri, Federica Valentini. In recent years, the concept of regenerative medicine has gained great importance, particularly in the field of orthopaedics, in which current solutions are based mainly on the replacement of dama….

Vaccine design of hemagglutinin glycoprotein against influenza

Juine-Ruey Chen, Che Ma, Chi-Huey Wong. Influenza viruses continue to cause annual epidemics and pose the threat of a deadly global pandemic. Vaccination has remained the best approach for prevention and control of influenza infection. ….

Expression of industrially relevant laccases: prokaryotic style

Navaneetha Santhanam, Jorge M. Vivanco, Stephen R. Decker, Kenneth F. Reardon. Laccases are a class of multi-copper oxidases (MCOs) that catalyze the one-electron oxidation of four equivalents of a reducing substrate, with the concomitant four-electron reduction of dioxygen ….

Soluble microbial products and their implications in mixed culture biotechnology

Bing-Jie Ni, Bruce E. Rittmann, Han-Qing Yu. Soluble microbial products (SMP) are soluble organic compounds released during normal biomass metabolism in mixed culture biotechnology. In this review, we give the up-to-date status on several es….

Deep mutational scanning: assessing protein function on a massive scale

Carlos L. Araya, Douglas M. Fowler. Analysis of protein mutants is an effective means to understand their function. Protein display is an approach that allows large numbers of mutants of a protein to be selected based on their activ….

Systems metabolic engineering for chemicals and materials

Jeong Wook Lee, Tae Yong Kim, Yu-Sin Jang, Sol Choi, Sang Yup Lee. Metabolic engineering has contributed significantly to the enhanced production of various value-added and commodity chemicals and materials from renewable resources in the past two decades. Recent….

Graphene and graphene oxide: biofunctionalization and applications in biotechnology

Ying Wang, Zhaohui Li, Jun Wang, Jinghong Li, Yuehe Lin. Graphene is the basic building block of 0D fullerene, 1D carbon nanotubes, and 3D graphite. Graphene has a unique planar structure, as well as novel electronic properties, which have attracted … Continue reading

Combining bio- and chemo-catalysis: from enzymes to cells, from petroleum to biomass

Andrew C. Marr, Shifang Liu. In the future, biomass will continue to emerge as a viable source of chemicals. The development of new industries that utilize bio-renewables provides opportunities for innovation. For example, bi….

Engineering cyanobacteria to generate high-value products

Daniel C. Ducat, Jeffrey C. Way, Pamela A. Silver. Although many microorganisms have been used for the bioindustrial generation of valuable metabolites, the productive potential of cyanobacterial species has remained largely unexplored. Cyanobacte….