Bioinspired Functionalization of Silica‐Encapsulated Yeast Cells

Abstract

Tough shell: Living yeast cells can be simultaneously silica-encapsulated and thiol-functionalized by polycondensation of silicic acid and (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane under mild conditions. Various functions such as fluorescent dyes (see picture; green: fluorescein, red: rhodamine), chemical moieties, or proteins, can be introduced to the artificial shell by using maleimide-based coupling reactions. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.