Ink formulation and printing of biomolecules on flexible substrates

该合作研究项目的目的是研究蛋白质和其他生物分子在PolyAnalytik最近开发的新型聚乙烯基材料上的可打印性，以及开发新型油墨配制的生物材料。这种生物分子功能化聚合物将成为制造可拉伸生物材料的基础，用于疾病诊断，环境污染物定量等。温莎大学的Yufeng Tong博士和他的研究团队将与行业合作伙伴PolyAnalytik合作，以实现这项研究的目标。具体来说，我们将开发一种适用于蛋白质的油墨配方，在聚合物上测试印刷，优化和表征聚合物上蛋白质的功能。

The aim of this collaborative research project is to investigate the printability of proteins and other biomolecules on new polyethylene-based materials, recently developed by PolyAnalytik, as well as to develop novel ink-formulated biomaterials. Such biomolecule-functionalized polymers will form the basis for making stretchable biomaterials for disease diagnosis, environmental contaminants quantification, and etc. Dr. Yufeng Tong and his research team at the University of Windsor will work with the industry partner, PolyAnalytik, to achieve the objectives of this research. Specifically, we will develop an ink formulation suitable for proteins, test printing on polymers, optimize and characterize the function of the proteins on the polymers.