Monitoring of the Viability of Cells Immobilized by Sol-Gel Process

Kuncová, Gabriela; Podrazký, Ondřej; Ripp, S.; Trögl, Josef; Sayler, G. S.; Demnerová, K.; Vaňková, Radomíra
JOURNAL OF SOL-GEL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 31 [1-3]: 335-342, 2004

Keywords: sol-gel process; cell entrapment; viability
Abstract: Three different types of cells, Pseudomonas fluorescens HK44, Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain SP4 and plant cells Nicotiana tabacum L. BY-2, were immobilized by entrapment in tetramethoxysilane prepolymer (TMOS) gel or in composite gel containing prepolymer TMOS and alginate in various ratios. Their growth and viability were monitored by bioluminescence and 2-D fluorescence spectra, which are fast and do not need the dissolution of a matrix. The resulting biocomposite gels were obtained by gelation of the mixtures of TMOS prep. or TMOS/alginate sols and the particular cells in proper media on glass supports to provide films ~1 mm thick. The effect of the following parameters on the growth and viability of the cells was studied: (a) the composition of the biocomposites, (b) the preparation conditions of TMOS and (c) the conditions of the procedure of entrapment. All three types of cells were tested in TMOS gel and the composite TMOS/alginate = 1:1 (v/v).
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IEB authors: Radomíra Vaňková