Scalable fabrication of biohybrid materials for environmental performance

生物混合材料的可扩展制造以实现环保性能

• 批准号: 2748417
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University College London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2748417
• 关键词: Scalable; fabrication; biohybrid; materials; environmental

Animate materials are capable of adapting and responding to environmental challenges Two mechanisms are currently proposed to realise animate materials. Biohybrid structures encapsulate cells within non-living matrices, adding a geometric dimension to immobilisation. In this way they can modulate the functional performance of the material in some manner, or even form or assemble the composite itself. Through the integration of living systems, the very substance of our built environment could perform active roles in carbon dioxide uptake or remediation of pollution, generation of electricity via biophotovoltaics or creation of microbiome-enhancing green infrastructures for ecosystem services. Aims of the Research:This interdisciplinary project seeks to purpose and coordinate new techniques around the synthesis and fabrication of living materials for design. The aim is to shape self-sustaining biological systems that are consistent with the affordances of automation to enable a distributed bio-programmable built environment. Through the integration of approaches from biochemical engineering, design and manufacturing we will create new forms of bioreactor compatible with hosting microbial consortia for environmental applications. The goal is to employ advanced fabrication methodologies for the creation of living "metamaterials"- whereby emergent properties derive from both biochemical composition, as well as the inner geometric structure and outer surface morphology of composites.Objectives:1. Survey of materials for the creation of biohybrid materials and investigation of of new fabrication techniques for their scale up2. Creation of a model system to examine in-situ vs ex-situ performance of a biohybrid material3. Evaluate the biohybrid material to an environmental challenge e.g. recovery of heavy metals or remediation of organic wastes

动画材料能够适应和响应环境的挑战，目前提出了两种机制来实现动画材料。生物混合结构将细胞封装在非生命基质中，为固定化增加了几何尺寸。这样，它们可以以某种方式调节材料的功能性能，甚至形成或组装复合材料本身。通过生命系统的整合，我们的建筑环境的物质可以在二氧化碳吸收或污染修复、通过生物光子学发电或为生态系统服务创建微生物群增强绿色基础设施方面发挥积极作用。研究目标：这个跨学科项目旨在围绕设计用活材料的合成和制造来定位和协调新技术。其目的是塑造自我维持的生物系统，与自动化的启示一致，以实现分布式生物可编程的构建环境。通过生物化学工程、设计和制造方法的整合，我们将创造出与环境应用微生物菌群相容的新型生物反应器。我们的目标是采用先进的制造方法来创造活的“超材料”-由此，新兴的属性来自于生物化学成分，以及复合材料的内部几何结构和外表面形态。目标：1.调查材料的生物混合材料的创造和调查的新的制造技术，为他们的规模2。建立一个模型系统，以检查生物混合材料的原位与非原位性能3。评估生物复合材料对环境的挑战，例如重金属的回收或有机废物的补救