Team:Imperial College London/Project Overview

From 2009.igem.org

Revision as of 11:22, 17 October 2009 by Nuri (Talk | contribs)

Project Overview

The inspiration behind The E.ncapsulator was the inherent difficulty in delivering protein pharmaceuticals to the gut. Due to the delicate nature of proteins and the highly acidic environment present in the stomach, protein molecules are readily broken down - making oral drug delivery of protein pharmaceuticals impossible. The E.ncapsulator is a novel protein manufacture and delivery platform designed to overcome these difficulties. In order to learn more about each module of the system and what its doing, hover over the different parts of the image below:





Pushed for time? These links may be useful to quickly browse our results and achievements:

Major Results
Submitted Parts
Achievements
Pill Manufacture
Genealogy
 

Mr. Gene   Geneart   Clontech   Giant Microbes