Magnetic nanotube fabrication by using bacterial magnetic nanocrystals

Ipsita A. Banerjee*, Lingtao Yu, Mutsuhiro Shima, Tomoko Yoshino, Haruko Takeyama, Tadashi Matsunaga, Hiroshi Matsui

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Abstract

A novel bionanotechnological method for fabricating magnetic nanotubes with the aid of magnetic bacteria was investigated. Magnetospirillum magneticum strain AMB-1 was selected as a model to immobilize the extracted bacterial magnetic nanocrystals on the peptide nanotubes. Then, the magnetic nanocrystals were separated by using a magnet placed at the bottom of the glass tube containing the disrupted cells. The main advantage in using bacterial magnetic nanocrystals is that the mineral type, crystal size and morphology of the magnetic nanocrystals can be controlled by the selection of the bacterial species or strains.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1128-1131
Number of pages4
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume17
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005 May 2
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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