Engineering High-Yield Biopolymer Secretion Creates an Extracellular Protein Matrix for Living Materials

Abstract

Engineered living materials (ELM) aim to mimic characteristics of natural occurring systems, bringing the benefits of self-healing, synthesis, autonomous assembly, and responsiveness to traditional materials. Previous research has shown the potential of replicating the bacterial extracellular matrix (ECM) to mimic biofilms.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 27, 2021
Source ID
10.1128/msystems.00903-20

Entities

People

  • Behzad Rad
  • Caroline M Ajo-Franklin
  • Dong Li
  • Kathleen R Ryan
  • Maria Teresa Orozco-hidalgo
  • Marimikel Charrier
  • Nicholas Tjahjono
  • Paul D. Ashby
  • Robert F. Tesoriero Jr.
  • Sara Molinari

Organizations

  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Rice University
  • United States Department of Energy

Tags

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Microbial Pathology
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology