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Electrokinetic techniques for the construction of artificial structured microbial consortia

Reference	E11566
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Gerardus Hendricus Markx
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Gillian Stephens
Institution	The University of Manchester
Department	Chem Eng and Analytical Science
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	80,884
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	20/09/1999
End date	20/03/2001
Duration	18 months

Abstract

Dielectrophoresis at micro-electrodes will be used to construct artificial microbial consortia with defined internal microstructure. The technology will be developed to generate a wide range of patterned microstructures by using a variety of structured electrode arrays and by varying the frequency, voltage, medium conductivity and permittivity. Techniques will be developed to stabilise the structured cells arrays in the absence of current by using biocompatible hydrogels. Rules for constructing microstructured cell arrays will be developed by systematically comparing the dielectric behaviour of different microbial species. Models will be developed to predict the dielectrohoretic behaviour of novel microorganisms, thus facilitating the future development of structured artificial consortia for intensification of industrial processes for bioremediation and biocatalysis.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Engineering & Biological Systems (EBS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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