Electrospray patterning of yeast cells for applications in alcoholic fermentation

Sci Rep. 2019 Dec 9;9(1):18662. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-55225-4.

Abstract

Yeast cells patterned by pulsed jet electrospray showed a high alcoholic fermentation rate. Multi-dimensional patterns of individual yeast cells were produced by varying the experimental parameters of the electrospray system. The electrospray process, which employed a vibrational electric field, could control patterns of viable yeast cells at a cellular resolution. This novel system for electrospraying viable cells can be applied to biological process engineering including whole cell biochip techniques and micro fermentation processes for biochemical studies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alcohols / chemistry*
  • Cell Count / methods
  • Fermentation*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / chemistry*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics

Substances

  • Alcohols