American Chemical Society, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2(5), p. 464-471, 2013
DOI: 10.1021/am302660j
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Air-filled lysozyme microbubbles (LSMBs) were engineered as a support for the immobilization of gold nanoparticles and an enzyme, alkaline phosphatase, in order to develop micro- antimicrobial and biosensing devices. Gold nanoparticles immobilized on LSMBs significantly improved the antimicrobial efficacy of the microbubbles against M. lysodeikticus. The surface functionalisation of the microbubbles with gold nanoparticles did not affect their echogenicity when exposed to an ultrasound imaging probe. Alkaline phosphatase was conjugated on the surface of microbubbles without compromising its enzymatic activity. The functionalized microbubbles were used for the detection of paraoxon in aqueous solutions.