A BACTERIAL FACTORY FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF HIGH-STRENGTH MATERIALS
Abstract
The goal of this project is to take advantage of recent advances in synthetic biology for precise control of protein expression enabling the production of various chemicals from engineered microbial cell factories to establish a bacteria based material factory for the synthesis of protein polymers with defined sequences and ultra-high molecular weights, leading to the facile manufacturing of high-strength materials with desirable mechanical properties.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 23, 2016
- Source ID
- FA95501510174
Entities
People
- Fuzhong Zhang
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- United States Air Force
- Washington University in St. Louis