Optical microalgal biosensors for aqueous contaminants using organically doped silica as cellular hosts

NB Ahmed, S Masse, G Laurent, JY Piquemal… - Analytical and …, 2018 - Springer
Optical biosensors for the detection of toxic species in aqueous media were developed via
the encapsulation of microalgae in sol–gel matrices. In a first step, the effect of cadmium (II) …

Sol–gel silica platforms for microalgae-based optical biosensors

M Perullini, Y Ferro, C Durrieu, M Jobbagy… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
An advanced hybrid biosensing platform with improved optical quality is developed based
on the acidic encapsulation of microalgi in silica matrices synthesized by TAFR …

Algae–silica systems as functional hybrid materials

M Darder, P Aranda, L Burgos-Asperilla… - Journal of Materials …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Microalgal cells were entrapped within two different sol–gel silica matrices with the aim of
carrying out viability studies and developing active phases for sensor development. The first …

Alginate/silica hybrid materials for immobilization of green microalgae Chlorella vulgaris for cell-based sensor arrays

A Pannier, U Soltmann, B Soltmann… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Thin layers and patterned dot arrays of sodium alginate containing living microalgal cells
were deposited onto glass carriers which were subsequently gelled using amino …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a biosensor for environmental monitoring based on microalgae immobilized in silica hydrogels

Y Ferro, M Perullini, M Jobbagy, SA Bilmes, C Durrieu - Sensors, 2012 - mdpi.com
A new biosensor was designed for the assessment of aquatic environment quality. Three
microalgae were used as toxicity bioindicators: Chlorella vulgaris, Pseudokirchneriella …

Microalgae fiber optic biosensors for herbicide monitoring using sol–gel technology

E Peña-Vázquez, E Maneiro, C Pérez-Conde… - Biosensors and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Three microalgal species (Dictyosphaerium chlorelloides (Dc), Scenedesmus intermedius
(Si) and Scenedesmus sp.(Ss)) were encapsulated in silicate sol–gel matrices and the …

Feasibility of using a translucid inorganic hydrogel to build a biosensor using immobilized algal cells

C Durrieu, Y Ferro, M Perullini, A Gosset… - … Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
Anthropic activities generate contaminants, as pesticides and other pollutants, in the aquatic
environment which present a real threat to ecosystems and human health. Thus, monitoring …

Optimization of sensors based on encapsulated algae for pesticide detection in water

A Gosset, V Oestreicher, M Perullini, SA Bilmes… - Analytical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Pesticides represent a significant source of contamination for urban and suburban surface,
ground and seawaters. Whole-cell algal biosensors are sensitive, cheap and adaptable …

One-stage immobilization of the microalga Porphyridium purpureum using a biocompatible silica precursor and study of the fluorescence of its pigments

SS Voznesenskiy, AY Popik, EL Gamayunov… - European Biophysics …, 2018 - Springer
The biocompatible silica precursor tetrakis (2-hydroxyethyl) orthosilicate with ethylene glycol
residues was used instead of the common alcohol-containing tetraethoxysilane for the first …

Immobilization of microalgae

N Mallick - Immobilization of enzymes and cells, 2006 - Springer
Several microalgae synthesize metabolites of great commercial interest. Microalgae also act
as filters for wastewater N and P, heavy metals, and xenobiotic compounds. However, the …