Biological control of ion transport, redox activity, and nucleation during biogenic synthesis of CdS nanoparticles
Nicolás Bruna, Fengjie Zhao, Damo Nair, Rina Okuda, James Q. Boedicker
The paper demonstrates that engineered Escherichia coli strains can biosynthesize CdS quantum dots by coordinating sulfide generation, cadmium uptake, and nanoparticle nucleation pathways.
bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering