Tactic movement of microalgae and its application in targeted transport: a review / 生物工程学报
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology
; (12): 578-591, 2022.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-927729
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
Microalgae are a group of photosynthetic microorganisms, which have the general characteristics of plants such as photosynthesis, and some species have the ability of movement which resembles animals. Recently, it was reported that microalgae cells can be engineered to precisely deliver medicine-particles and other goods in microfluidic chips. These studies showed great application potential in biomedical treatment and pharmacodynamic analysis, which have become one of the current research hotspots. However, these developments have been rarely reviewed. Here, we summarized the advances in manageable movement exemplified by a model microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii based on its characteristics of chemotaxis, phototaxis, and magnetotaxis. The bottlenecks and prospects in the application of microalgae-based tactic movement were also discussed. This review might be useful for rational design and modification of microalgal manageable movement to achieve targeted transport in medical and other fields.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Photosynthesis
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Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
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Microfluidics
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Microalgae
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article