Collaborative Research: Supramolecular Bio-nano-architectures as Biosensing Platforms

1158936/1158943 Atanassov/MinteerThe的目标是这个合作项目是利用新的酶和新的纳米结构电极材料之间的直接电子转移的自供电酶生物传感器的发展。 通过构建具有酶催化电极的燃料电池来实现自供电，所述酶催化电极在不需要外部电源的情况下对环境变化产生响应。该研究计划的重点是利用基于抑制和激活的自供电传感来提高传感器的选择性和灵敏度。这是犹他州大学和新墨西哥州大学之间的一个多学科研究项目，他们将共同努力，以了解和开发自供电生物传感器/生物燃料电池所需的材料系统。这两所大学将利用这一兴趣培养高中生，本科生和研究生在生物电化学，生物纳米技术，生物传感和生物启发的能量转换的跨学科科学。预计将积极争取代表性不足的少数群体学生的立即参与。

1158936/1158943Atanassov/MinteerThe goal of this Collaborative Project is the development of self-powered enzymatic biosensors using direct electron transfer between novel enzymes and novel nano-structured electrode materials. The self-powering is achieved by means of constructing a fuel cell with enzyme-catalyzed electrodes that generates response to the environmental change without the need of an external power source. The research plan is focused on improving selectivity and sensitivity of sensors utilizing inhibition and activation-based self-powered sensing. This is a multidisciplinary research project between University of Utah and University of New Mexico who will be working together in order to understand and develop the materials systems needed for self powered biosensors/biofuel cells. The two universities will utilize this interest to train high school students, undergraduate students, and graduate students in the interdisciplinary sciences of bio-electrochemistry, bio-nanotechnology, biosensing and bio-inspired energy conversion. The immediate involvement of students from underrepresented minorities is expected and will be aggressively sought.