Accessing molecular communication via synthetic biology and microelectronics – gut on a chip model

项目总结 合成生物学家也开发工具和方法来赋予微生物新的属性和行为 作为合成新产品的能力。然而，将细菌作为成分的报道很少。 为将生物信息传输到电子设备或从电子设备传输生物信息而创建的设备。生物与生物之间的信息流 由于大多数生物功能是由分子或离子调节的，系统和电子设备变得复杂 而设备是由电子和光子编程的。促进生物/设备的技术 交叉点改变了我们的生活(例如，EKG)。我们的目标是重新连接细菌，使其成为信息翻译者和 以一种有助于理解人类健康的方式来做这件事。 人类胃肠道微生物群通常被视为一个复杂的器官本身，它会影响体内平衡，并与之相关。 在许多人类疾病中。胃肠道几何结构复杂，微环境多种多样。PH值和氧气 水平分别从最酸性到中性，从完全无氧到血氧饱和度。那里 很少有方法能够在宏观上解决其信号、细胞生长和化学环境问题 长度刻度。然而，在过去的几年里，研究人员开发了用于询问GI的微观和中观系统 肠道生物学。胶囊内窥镜检查实现了第一种远程成像。在微尺度，器官或芯片上的动物 方法学首次提供了在用户控制的条件下获得生物功能的途径。两种方法论 将为人类疾病的诊断和治疗开辟新的途径。然而，这两种方法都缺乏能力 在细胞长度尺度上实时询问和调制生物信号。 这项拟议的研究将招募合成生物学来创造用于询问分子空间的“智能”水凝胶。这个 这项研究的创新之处在于发展了生物光刻技术，其中聚电解质多糖， 掺入氧化还原响应儿茶酚，将与工程细胞分层，以扩大分子曲目 识别和信息传递。重要的是，制造方法简单，在生物上是无害的，因此 这些传感材料可以在几分钟内就地组装，不需要增加机械设备。到目前为止，在体外 微尺度和介观尺度的器件都不能提供它们细胞的长度和时间尺度的分子信息 审问。这项工作的意义在于它与芯片上动物系统、胶囊内窥镜设备、 以及其他有望促进疾病诊断和治疗但缺乏可获得性的方法 分子线索和信息传递。

PROJECT SUMMARY Synthetic biologists develop tools and approaches to endow microorganisms with novel attributes and behaviors, as well as the ability to synthesize novel products. There have been few reports, however, wherein bacteria serve as components of devices created to transmit biological information to and from electronic devices. Information flow between biological systems and electronic devices is complicated by the fact that most of biological function is mediated by molecular or ionic cues, while devices are programmed by electrons and photons. Technologies that have facilitated the bio/device intersection have changed our lives (e.g., EKG). Our objective is to rewire bacteria to serve as information translators and to do this in a way that facilitates understanding of human health. The human gastrointestinal microbiome, often viewed as a complex organ itself, influences homeostasis and is implicated in many human diseases. GI tract geometry is complex and its microenvironments are widely varied. pH and oxygen levels exist from the most acidic to neutral, and from completely anaerobic to oxygen saturation levels, respectively. There are few methodologies that enable resolution of its signaling, cell growth, and chemical environments even at the macro length scale. In the last several years however, researchers have developed micro and meso systems for interrogating GI tract biology. Capsular endoscopy has enabled first-of-kind remote imaging. At the microscale, organ or animal-on-a-chip methodologies provide first-of-their kind access to biological function in user-controlled conditions. Both methodologies will open new avenues for diagnosis and treatment of human disease. Both methodologies, however, lack the ability to interrogate and modulate biological signaling at cellular length scales and in real time. The proposed studies will enlist synthetic biology to create `smart' hydrogels for interrogating molecular space. The innovation of this proposed study is the development of `biological lithography', where polyelectrolyte polysaccharides, doped with redox responsive catechols, will be layered with engineered cells for an expanded repertoire of molecular recognition and information transfer. Importantly, fabrication methodologies are simple and biologically benign so that these sensing materials can be assembled in situ in minutes and with no added mechanical equipment. To date, in vitro devices at both micro and meso scale do not provide molecular information at the length and time scales of the cells they interrogate. The significance of this work is its complementarity to animal-on-a-chip systems, capsular endoscopy devices, and other methodologies that have great promise for advancing diagnosis and treatment of disease but that lack access to molecular cues and information transfer.