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Team:Northwestern
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Product Description: Bacterial Skin
Our main project is to simulate mammalian skin using Yeast chitin in E Coli.
Chitin itself can be used for:
wound and burn treatment hemostatic for orthopedic treatment of broken bones viscoelastic solutions for ophthamology and orthopedic surgery abdominal adhesions treatment as antibacterial and antifungal agents and for treatment of mucous membranes in tumor therapies in micro surgery, neurosurgery for treatment of chronic wounds, ulcers and bleeding (chitin powder)
(http://www.gmp-chitosan.com/en/products-services/chitin.html)
wound healing (CITATION NEEDED)
industrial:
food/pharmaceutical thickener, stabilizer, paper-strengthener
insoluble in water and many organic solvents
etc
agricultural, cosmetics, dietary supplement, water treatment (filter), etc
derivatives such as chitosan have just as many uses
biodegradable
structural (hard)
Contemporary application:
Internalization and Compartmentalization - and thus sequestering - of particles such as oil
Side Project: Magnetite Production
Our side project is to synthesize superparamagnetic magnetite nanoparticles in E Coli.
Nano-manipulation of magnetite particles, which can lead to a plethora of advances, especially in research technology and biomedical technology.
Understanding and utilization of magnetotaxis and/or magnetoception in bacteria.
Possible production and use of ferrofluid, a paramagnetic or superparamagnetic fluid.
Ability to create uniform nanoparticles will further nanotechnology. (biotech is nanotech that works)
Northwestern University
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwestern_University Northwestern University]
