V2O5 Nanowires with an Intrinsic Peroxidase‐Like Activity
- R. André, F. Natalio, W. Tremel
- Chemistry
- 8 February 2011
V2O5 nanowires exhibit an intrinsic catalytic activity towards classical peroxidase substrates such as 2,2‐azino‐bis(3‐ethylbenzothiazoline‐6‐sulfonic acid) (ABTS) and 3,3,5,5,‐tetramethylbenzdine…
Vanadium pentoxide nanoparticles mimic vanadium haloperoxidases and thwart biofilm formation.
- F. Natalio, R. André, W. Tremel
- ChemistryNature Nanotechnology
- 1 August 2012
It is shown that vanadium pentoxide nanowires act like naturally occurring vanadium haloperoxidases to prevent marine biofouling, and have the potential to be an alternative approach to conventional anti-bioFouling agents.
Apposition of silica lamellae during growth of spicules in the demosponge Suberites domuncula: biological/biochemical studies and chemical/biomimetical confirmation.
- H. Schröder, F. Natalio, W. Müller
- ChemistryJournal of Structural Biology
- 1 September 2007
The 2'-5'-oligoadenylate synthetase in the lowest metazoa: isolation, cloning, expression and functional activity in the sponge Lubomirskia baicalensis.
- H. Schröder, F. Natalio, W. Müller
- BiologyMolecular Immunology
- 1 February 2008
Sponge spicules as blueprints for the biofabrication of inorganic–organic composites and biomaterials
- W. Müller, Xiaohong Wang, M. Wiens
- BiologyApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- 9 May 2009
First bioinspired approaches implement recombinant silicatein and silintaphin-1 for applications in the field of biomedicine (biosilica-mediated regeneration of tooth and bone defects) or micro-optics (in vitro synthesis of light waveguides) with promising results.
Au@MnO nanoflowers: hybrid nanocomposites for selective dual functionalization and imaging.
- Thomas D. Schladt, M. Shukoor, W. Tremel
- Materials ScienceAngewandte Chemie
- 25 May 2010
The successful synthesis of Au@MnO nanocomposites consisting of both paramagnetic MnO NPs and Au crystallites followed by separate surface functionalization of both domains with fluorescent ligands is presented.
Highly soluble multifunctional MnO nanoparticles for simultaneous optical and MRI imaging and cancer treatment using photodynamic therapy
- Thomas D. Schladt, K. Schneider, W. Tremel
- Biology
- 21 September 2010
This method is an efficient platform that combines the advantages of a biocompatible photosensitizer with the possibility for MRI monitoring due to the magnetic properties of the highly soluble functionalized manganese oxide nanoparticles.
Merging models of biomineralisation with concepts of nonclassical crystallisation: is a liquid amorphous precursor involved in the formation of the prismatic layer of the Mediterranean Fan Mussel…
- Stephan E. Wolf, I. Lieberwirth, F. Marin
- Materials Science
- 2012
The calcitic prisms of Pinna nobilis (Pinnidae, Linnaeus 1758) are shown to be perfect examples of a mesocrystalline material. Based on their ultrastructure and on the occurrence of an amorphous…
The role of the silicatein-alpha interactor silintaphin-1 in biomimetic biomineralization.
- M. Wiens, M. Bausen, F. Natalio, T. Link, U. Schlossmacher, W. Müller
- BiologyBiomaterials
- 1 March 2009
Multifunctional superparamagnetic MnO@SiO2 core/shell nanoparticles and their application for optical and magnetic resonance imaging
- Thomas D. Schladt, Kerstin Koll, W. Tremel
- Chemistry, Biology
- 10 April 2012
MnO@SiO2–PEG/NH2 nanoparticles have an acceptable toxicity profile and do not interact with BMDCs as shown by the lack of activation and uptake.
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