Volume 52, Issue 39 pp. 10334-10338
Communication

Turning Coacervates into Biohybrid Glass: Core/Shell Capsules Formed by Silica Precipitation in Protein/Polysaccharide Scaffolds

Dr. Philipp Erni

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Dr. Philipp Erni

Research Division, Materials Science Department, Firmenich SA, 7 Rue de la Bergère, 1217 Meyrin 2 Genève (Switzerland)

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Gregory Dardelle

Gregory Dardelle

Research Division, Materials Science Department, Firmenich SA, 7 Rue de la Bergère, 1217 Meyrin 2 Genève (Switzerland)

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Matthew Sillick

Matthew Sillick

Research North America, Materials Science, Firmenich SA, 250 Plainsboro Rd., 08536 Plainsboro Township, Princeton NJ (USA)

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Dr. Kenneth Wong

Dr. Kenneth Wong

Research Division, Materials Science Department, Firmenich SA, 7 Rue de la Bergère, 1217 Meyrin 2 Genève (Switzerland)

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Pascal Beaussoubre

Pascal Beaussoubre

Research Division, Materials Science Department, Firmenich SA, 7 Rue de la Bergère, 1217 Meyrin 2 Genève (Switzerland)

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Dr. Wolfgang Fieber

Dr. Wolfgang Fieber

Research Division, Materials Science Department, Firmenich SA, 7 Rue de la Bergère, 1217 Meyrin 2 Genève (Switzerland)

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First published: 23 July 2013
Citations: 25

Graphical Abstract

In case of emergency, break glass: Biohybrid core/shell capsules (see picture) suitable for encapsulation of volatile molecules can be formed through precipitation of amorphous silica in a protein/polyanion coacervate scaffold. The coacervate molds the final shape and structure of the capsule shell and provides an acidic microenvironment to locally induce hydrolysis and condensation of liquid silica precursors.

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