Investigation of microalgae growth on electrospun nanofiber mats

Christina Großerhode; Daria Wehlage; Timo Grothe; Nils Grimmelsmann; Sandra Fuchs; Jessica Hartmann; Patrycja Mazur; Vanessa Reschke; Helena Siemens; Anke Rattenholl; Sarah Vanessa Homburg; Andrea Ehrmann; Christina Großerhode; Daria Wehlage; Timo Grothe; Nils Grimmelsmann; Sandra Fuchs; Jessica Hartmann; Patrycja Mazur; Vanessa Reschke; Helena Siemens; Anke Rattenholl; Sarah Vanessa Homburg; Andrea Ehrmann

doi:10.3934/bioeng.2017.3.376

AIMS Bioengineering

2017, Volume 4, Issue 3: 376-385. doi: 10.3934/bioeng.2017.3.376

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Investigation of microalgae growth on electrospun nanofiber mats

Faculty of Engineering and Mathematics, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, Bielefeld, Germany

Received: 22 June 2017 Accepted: 27 July 2017 Published: 01 August 2017

Due to their large inner surface, nanofiber mats are often used in tissue engineering and examined with respect to cell adhesion, e.g., for cultivation of fibroblasts. The combination of different polymers with a large contact area, however, could also be used for growth of different plants including green microalgae. Here, the cultivation of the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii on different polymer substrates was examined. We investigated growth on two nanofiber mats consisting of polyamide (PA6) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and a polypropylene (PP) microfiber mat as substrates, compared with a pure multi-well plate. It was found that the algae were able to grow on all textile mats without change in morphology, indicating that all polymers were non-toxic to the cells. Thus, these nonwovens might be suitable filters for the separation of microalgae in biotechnological processes.
- electrospinning,
- nanofiber mat,
- green algae
Citation: Christina Großerhode, Daria Wehlage, Timo Grothe, Nils Grimmelsmann, Sandra Fuchs, Jessica Hartmann, Patrycja Mazur, Vanessa Reschke, Helena Siemens, Anke Rattenholl, Sarah Vanessa Homburg, Andrea Ehrmann. Investigation of microalgae growth on electrospun nanofiber mats[J]. AIMS Bioengineering, 2017, 4(3): 376-385. doi: 10.3934/bioeng.2017.3.376

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Abstract

Due to their large inner surface, nanofiber mats are often used in tissue engineering and examined with respect to cell adhesion, e.g., for cultivation of fibroblasts. The combination of different polymers with a large contact area, however, could also be used for growth of different plants including green microalgae. Here, the cultivation of the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii on different polymer substrates was examined. We investigated growth on two nanofiber mats consisting of polyamide (PA6) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and a polypropylene (PP) microfiber mat as substrates, compared with a pure multi-well plate. It was found that the algae were able to grow on all textile mats without change in morphology, indicating that all polymers were non-toxic to the cells. Thus, these nonwovens might be suitable filters for the separation of microalgae in biotechnological processes.

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