E. Peter Magennis
Bacteria-instructed synthesis of polymers for self-selective microbial binding and labelling
Magennis, E. Peter; Fernandez-Trillo, Francisco; Sui, Cheng; Spain, Sebastian G.; Bradshaw, David; Churchley, David; Mantovani, Giuseppe; Winzer, Klaus; Alexander, Cameron
Authors
Francisco Fernandez-Trillo
Cheng Sui
Sebastian G. Spain
David Bradshaw
David Churchley
Dr GIUSEPPE MANTOVANI giuseppe.mantovani@nottingham.ac.uk
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Dr Klaus Winzer klaus.winzer@nottingham.ac.uk
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Professor CAMERON ALEXANDER CAMERON.ALEXANDER@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
PROFESSOR OF POLYMER THERAPEUTICS
Abstract
The detection and inactivation of pathogenic strains of bacteria continues to be an important therapeutic goal. Hence, there is a need for materials that can bind selectively to specific microorganisms for diagnostic or anti-infective applications, but that can be formed from simple and inexpensive building blocks. Here, we exploit bacterial redox systems to induce a copper-mediated radical polymerization of synthetic monomers at cell surfaces, generating polymers in situ that bind strongly to the microorganisms that produced them. This 'bacteria-instructed synthesis' can be carried out with a variety of microbial strains, and we show that the polymers produced are self-selective binding agents for the 'instructing' cell types. We further expand on the bacterial redox chemistries to 'click' fluorescent reporters onto polymers directly at the surfaces of a range of clinical isolate strains, allowing rapid, facile and simultaneous binding and visualization of pathogens. © 2014 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.
Citation
Magennis, E. P., Fernandez-Trillo, F., Sui, C., Spain, S. G., Bradshaw, D., Churchley, D., Mantovani, G., Winzer, K., & Alexander, C. (2014). Bacteria-instructed synthesis of polymers for self-selective microbial binding and labelling. Nature Materials, 13(7), 748-755. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3949
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 18, 2014 |
Online Publication Date | May 11, 2014 |
Publication Date | 2014-07 |
Deposit Date | Jun 12, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 12, 2015 |
Journal | Nature Materials |
Print ISSN | 1476-1122 |
Electronic ISSN | 1476-4660 |
Publisher | Nature Publishing Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 13 |
Issue | 7 |
Pages | 748-755 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3949 |
Keywords | Mechanical Engineering; General Materials Science; Mechanics of Materials; General Chemistry; Condensed Matter Physics |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/995360 |
Publisher URL | http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/v13/n7/full/nmat3949.html |
Additional Information | Received: 2 March 2013; Accepted: 18 March 2014; First Online: 11 May 2014; Change Date: 7 January 2016; Change Type: Correction; Change Details: In the version of this Article originally published, the fluorescence micrograph in Fig. 3b, the second panel on the lower row erroneously showed a micrograph that corresponded to Escherichia coli instead of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This error has been corrected in the online versions of the Article.; : The authors declare no competing financial interests. |
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