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| - | We aim to design a biological coating as an alternative to for example chemical coatings. For this we, unconventionally, utilized a ''Bacillus subtilis'' [https://2010.igem.org/Team:Groningen#/biofilm biofilm]. We wanted to enable our biofilm to be equipped with an interesting property which is automatically initiated. So we introduced an [https://2010.igem.org/Team:Groningen#/expression expression trigger] which relies on quorum sensing. Our project was directed at finding an alternate solution to biofouling, since regular, chemical coatings which are widely in use pose a threat to the environment. In nature the lotus leaves show self-cleansing properties ascribed to their extreme surface hydrophobicity. In the prokaryotic domain we stumbled upon [https://2010.igem.org/Team:Groningen#/hydrophobins chaplins], strongly hydrophobic proteins originating from ''Streptomyces coelicolor''. Surface hydrophobicity is a very useful property and is used in many [https://2010.igem.org/Team:Groningen#/applications applications] ranging from not only antifouling coatings but also other applications which require water repellence to applications in the field of medical sciences. During our project we have contributed to the parts registry whit numerous [https://2010.igem.org/Team:Groningen#/biobricks BioBricks]. | + | '''We aim to design a biological coating as an alternative to for example chemical coatings. For this we, unconventionally, utilized a ''Bacillus subtilis'' [https://2010.igem.org/Team:Groningen#/biofilm biofilm]. We wanted to enable our biofilm to be equipped with an interesting property which is automatically initiated. So we introduced an [https://2010.igem.org/Team:Groningen#/expression expression trigger] which relies on quorum sensing. Our project was directed at finding an alternate solution to biofouling, since regular, chemical coatings which are widely in use pose a threat to the environment. In nature the lotus leaves show self-cleansing properties ascribed to their extreme surface hydrophobicity. In the prokaryotic domain we stumbled upon [https://2010.igem.org/Team:Groningen#/hydrophobins chaplins], strongly hydrophobic proteins originating from ''Streptomyces coelicolor''. Surface hydrophobicity is a very useful property and is used in many [https://2010.igem.org/Team:Groningen#/applications applications] ranging from not only antifouling coatings but also other applications which require water repellence to applications in the field of medical sciences. During our project we have contributed to the parts registry whit numerous [https://2010.igem.org/Team:Groningen#/biobricks BioBricks].''' |
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Self assembling hydrophobic biofilm
We aim to design a biological coating as an alternative to for example chemical coatings. For this we, unconventionally, utilized a Bacillus subtilis biofilm. We wanted to enable our biofilm to be equipped with an interesting property which is automatically initiated. So we introduced an expression trigger which relies on quorum sensing. Our project was directed at finding an alternate solution to biofouling, since regular, chemical coatings which are widely in use pose a threat to the environment. In nature the lotus leaves show self-cleansing properties ascribed to their extreme surface hydrophobicity. In the prokaryotic domain we stumbled upon chaplins, strongly hydrophobic proteins originating from Streptomyces coelicolor. Surface hydrophobicity is a very useful property and is used in many applications ranging from not only antifouling coatings but also other applications which require water repellence to applications in the field of medical sciences. During our project we have contributed to the parts registry whit numerous BioBricks.
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