US ARMY RESEARCH PAVES THE WAY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BREAKTHROUGH BIOMATERIALS

thedebrief ^ | NOVEMBER 8, 2021 | TIM MCMILLAN·

[BenLurkin]

...US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command or “DEVCOM,” a US Army-sponsored study by Texas A&M University has led to a development of an invention called a “centrifugal microfluidic platform,” which the Army says could have a major impact on the field of bioelectronics by accelerating the discovery of new biomaterials.

Researchers’ published their findings earlier this year in the peer-reviewed journal Advanced Materials Technologies.

“There’s a lot more that we can do to engineer organisms than was possible even five or ten years ago, and it has really opened up doors for developing new ways of making materials and understanding how organisms behave in the field.”

...TRANSFORME is to “harness biology’s capacity for custom material production & modification of material properties.”

The development of new synthetic biological materials is dependent on the identification of microorganisms with desirable characteristics, such as adhesion to particular target materials.

Researchers employ a technique known as biopanning to discover the right microorganisms. The process distributes cells from a cellular display library onto a target substance of interest, then washes the material to remove all remaining non-target cells. This procedure is repeated until only the intended cells—those with a high degree of connection to the target substance—remain.

In biopanning, the rinsing process is especially crucial in isolating the sought-after cells. Researchers may end up washing away the wanted peptides with those that have a poor affinity if they don’t use enough shear stress. However, if researchers employ too much shear stress, they may inadvertently wash away the intended peptides.

A rotating shaker is the primary method used for biopanning, however, it provides little control over shear force on the cells when bound to the substance. Researchers often have to play around with trial and error to separate moderate binders from high-affinity binders for certain purposes.

[BenLurkin]

Cells with gold-binding peptides latch onto the gold-plated floor of the microfluidic platform as the strong centrifugal force removes all irrelevant, non-binding peptides that remain in suspension.
(Image Source: Eric Proctor/ US Army DEVCOM)

[LS]

Yeah, that’s what we need. More bio-engineering of micro-organisms.

Lord come soon.

[LS]

Yeah, that’s what we need. More bio-engineering of micro-organisms.

Lord come soon.

[daniel1212]

"US ARMY RESEARCH PAVES THE WAY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BREAKTHROUGH BIOMATERIALS 11/9/2021, 10:21:04 AM · by BenLurkin · 2 replies thedebrief ^ | NOVEMBER 8, 2021 | TIM MCMILLAN· ...US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command or “DEVCOM,” a US Army-sponsored study by Texas A&M University has led to a development of an invention called a “centrifugal microfluidic platform,” which the Army says could have a major impact on the field of bioelectronics by accelerating the discovery of new biomaterials."

Once again the latest tech development is trumpeted by the militarily, and which I find unwise, and almost sinister. Make sure China etc. knows and thus focuses on developing the same.