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Magnetic modification of microbial cells
BALDÍKOVÁ, Eva
Baker´s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) were magnetically modified by three different methods, namely, surface modification by magnetic fluid, entrapment of cells into alginate and covalent immobilization on particles of magnetic chitosan. The ability of H2O2 decomposition was tested for all types of modification. It is apparent that the most amount of hydrogen peroxid was degraded by magnetic fluid - modified cells (84-95%), while the efficiency of cell which were modified by other methods was much lower (40-60%). Thanks to immobilization on particles of magnetic chitosan, we made completely new type of magnetic material, which was tested for adsorption of Crystal violet and Safranin O. It was founded that magnetic chitosan adsorbs no dyes, so all adsorption belongs to immobilized yeast. The maximum adsorption capacities were determined using Langmuire isotherm at 69,4 mg/g for Crystal violet and 99,0 mg/g for Safranin O.
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Strukturní vlastnosti nanometrických železných částic
David, Bohumil ; Schneeweiss, Oldřich ; Pizúrová, Naděžda ; Klementová, Mariana ; Morjan, I.
Fe-based nanoparticles were prepared by the laser pyrolysis method using a cross-flow reactor in which the laser orthogonally irradiates the gas mixture of Fe(CO)5, C2H2, and C2H4. Ethylene serves as the CO2 laser radiation absorber. The as-synthesized powder was characterised by HRTEM, XRD, Raman spectroscopy, Mössbauer spectroscopy, and magnetic measurements. As observed under TEM, the as-synthesized powder consisted of nanoparticles smaller then 10 nm embedded in a pyrolytic carbon matrix. The XRD pattern exhibited three broad peaks: the first peak is assigned to pyrolytic carbon, the second peak is assigned to maghemite/magnetite, and the third peak belongs to α-Fe particles. The particle size d 2 nm was obtained for α-Fe from the Scherrer formula. The presence of α-Fe and maghemite/magnetite phases was also observed in the Mössbauer spectrum measured at 4 K.
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