To satify the Lotka-Volterra dynamic of the predator, this part has to fulfill 3 properties:
Promote the growth of the predator-molecule according to the prey and predator populations.
Kill the prey-molecule according to the population of preys and predators
Enable the natural death of the predator-molecule
Part interface
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
Prey molecule
Prey molecule
Predator molecule
JS: Are we also producing prey molecules with this construct? I thought that our prey was AHL, which is being produced in the prey cell. Just need to clarify...
F.V: I think the prey in this case refers to the AHL/LuxR complex, which isn't degraded...but i may be wrong...
Expected behavior and performances
System level specifications
Properties
Specifications
Input Range(s)
Input range of the prey should at least match the dynamic range of the prey.
Output Range(s)
Output range of the prey should at least match the dynamic range of the prey.
Output range of the predator to be defined.
Transfer function(s)
Latency
to be characterized
Robustness
Device should work for at least 10 cycles of the oscillator.
Variability
Variability at the population level (day to day, device to device) should be as low as possible (10%)
Open issues
Getting linear relationship is going to be challenging in a biological system.
Saturation in the response may have to be taken into account (characterized and defined).
