TY - JOUR
T1 - Escherichia coli robots that freeze, smell, swell, and time-keep
AU - Tashiro, Y.
AU - Furubayashi, M.
AU - Morijiri, T.
AU - Suzuki, K.
AU - Yasuno, K.
AU - Matsuno, S.
AU - Katabami, A.
AU - Saito, K.
AU - Umeno, D.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - As an extracurricular activity, 18 students in chemistry major tried to create four Escherichia coli 'robots': (1) an imaging system with swimmy bacteria; (2) a switchable aroma generator; (3) a balloon bacteria with a light-triggered inflator; and (4) an E. coli clock. None of the projects were completed, but a number of BioBricks were generated. They include an aroma synthesiser, a motility controller, and a size and shape controller. By assembling and tuning these BioBricks, we will be able to complete our robot manufacture. We belive these BioBricks would expand the toolbox in bacterial robotics.
AB - As an extracurricular activity, 18 students in chemistry major tried to create four Escherichia coli 'robots': (1) an imaging system with swimmy bacteria; (2) a switchable aroma generator; (3) a balloon bacteria with a light-triggered inflator; and (4) an E. coli clock. None of the projects were completed, but a number of BioBricks were generated. They include an aroma synthesiser, a motility controller, and a size and shape controller. By assembling and tuning these BioBricks, we will be able to complete our robot manufacture. We belive these BioBricks would expand the toolbox in bacterial robotics.
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U2 - 10.1049/iet-stb:20070017
DO - 10.1049/iet-stb:20070017
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34547773121
SN - 1752-1394
VL - 1
SP - 41
EP - 43
JO - IET Synthetic Biology
JF - IET Synthetic Biology
IS - 1-2
ER -