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

1158936/1158943 Atanassov/Minteer该合作项目的目标是开发利用新型酶和新型纳米结构电极材料之间的直接电子转移来实现自供电的酶生物传感器。自供电是通过构建带有酶催化电极的燃料电池来实现的，该电极可以对环境变化产生响应，而不需要外部电源。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。这是犹他大学和新墨西哥大学之间的一个多学科研究项目，他们将合作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。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、生物传感和生物激发的能源转换等跨学科科学方面的培训。预计并将积极寻求来自代表不足的少数族裔的学生的直接参与。

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.