Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 33(5), 0551 (2017).

Optical Elemental Analysis of Metals Using Shewanella oneidensis
Kengo ISHIKI, Hiroshi SHIIGI, and Tsutomu NAGAOKA
Department of Applied Chemistry, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-2 Gakuen, Sakai, Osaka 599-8570, Japan
A simple method for the detection of metal ions in solution is proposed, using Shewanella oneidensis, which has the ability to reduce metal ions into metal nanoparticles on the cell surface. The method can be used to identify metal ions in solution using the light-scattering characteristics of the metal nanoparticles formed on the cells.