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Team:Cambridge/Project
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Overview
Sensitivity Tuner
--- Characterisation
--- Modelling
Colour Generators
--- Carotenoids (Orange/Red)
--- Melanin (Brown)
--- Violacein (Purple/Green)
The Future
Safety
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Abstract
The Parts Registry's repertoire of input-sensitive devices is incredibly varied. Teams have engineered E. coli to be sensitive to a wide range of environmentally significant compounds, including arsenic, mercury, lead, cyanide, BTEX chemicals, copper, etc. Commonly used outputs include fluorescence, pH, and electrical conductance. The Cambridge 2009 team explored an alternative, simpler output mechanism - the production of pigment.
Project Details
Our device is a three part system:
Sensor: Our sensor system is sensitive to different concentrations of an inducer.
Threshold device: The threshold device is responsible for the sensitivity to the inducer, and acts as an "on" switch to maximally activate pigment production once the inducer has reached a threshold.
Colour: Pigment production defice.
Experiments
Results
