A chain-elongated oligophenylenevinylene electrolyte increases microbial membrane stability

• Main Authors: Zhou, Cheng, Chia, Geraldine Wan Ni, Ho, James Chin Shing, Moreland, Alex S., Seviour, Thomas, Liedberg, Bo, Parikh, Atul N., Kjelleberg, Staffan, Hinks, Jamie, Bazan, Guillermo C.
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering; Biofuels; Butanol Tolerance
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151443
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A novel conjugated oligoelectrolyte (COE) material, named S6, is designed to have a lipid-bilayer stabilizing topology afforded by an extended oligophenylenevinylene backbone. S6 intercalates biological membranes acting as a hydrophobic support for glycerophospholipid acyl chains. Indeed, Escherichi...