Controlled cobalt doping of magnetosomes in vivo

Magnetotactic bacteria biomineralize iron into magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles that are surrounded by lipid vesicles. These 'magnetosomes' have considerable potential for use in bio- and nanotechnological applications because of their narrow size and shape distribution and inherent biocompatibility. The ability to tailor the magnetic properties of magnetosomes by chemical doping would greatly expand these applications; however, the controlled doping of magnetosomes has so far not been achieved. Here, we report controlled in vivo cobalt doping of magnetosomes in three strains of the bacterium Magnetospirillum. The presence of cobalt increases the coercive field of the magnetosomes--that is, the field necessary to reverse their magnetization--by 36-45%, depending on the strain and the cobalt content. With elemental analysis, X-ray absorption and magnetic circular dichroism, we estimate the cobalt content to be between 0.2 and 1.4%. These findings provide an important advance in designing biologically synthesized nanoparticles with useful highly tuned magnetic properties.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2008

Erschienen:

2008

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:3

Enthalten in:

Nature nanotechnology - 3(2008), 3 vom: 28. März, Seite 158-62

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Staniland, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Williams, Wyn [VerfasserIn]
Telling, Neil [VerfasserIn]
Van Der Laan, Gerrit [VerfasserIn]
Harrison, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Ward, Bruce [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3G0H8C9362
Cobalt
Ferrosoferric Oxide
Letter
Macromolecular Substances
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
XM0M87F357

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Date Completed 10.09.2008

Date Revised 21.11.2013

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/nnano.2008.35

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM181162091