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==Module 3== | ==Module 3== | ||
'''Instructors:''' [[Angela Belcher]], [[Natalie Kuldell]] and [[User:AgiStachowiak| Agi Stachowiak]] | '''Instructors:''' [[User:Abelcher| Angela Belcher]], [[Natalie Kuldell]] and [[User:AgiStachowiak| Agi Stachowiak]] | ||
'''TA:''' | '''TA:'''[[User:Barbero|Robbie Barbero]] | ||
“Invention” is a wonderful word, derived from words meaning “scheme” and “a finding out.” Inventors draw on materials provided by the natural world, refining and combining them in insightful ways, to make something useful. In this experimental module we will invent materials by manipulating biological systems, namely the bacteriophage M13. We will use a very slightly modified phage to build Iridium nanowires that we’ll visualize on the transmission electron microscope. Then we'll let the phage themselves do the building, making an electrochromic device that's both fun and potentially useful. Drawing on the rich stockroom of biological elements and a good but incomplete understanding of their behavior, we’ll hope to invent some novel materials with real-world applications. | “Invention” is a wonderful word, derived from words meaning “scheme” and “a finding out.” Inventors draw on materials provided by the natural world, refining and combining them in insightful ways, to make something useful. In this experimental module we will invent materials by manipulating biological systems, namely the bacteriophage M13. We will use a very slightly modified phage to build Iridium nanowires that we’ll visualize on the transmission electron microscope. Then we'll let the phage themselves do the building, making an electrochromic device that's both fun and potentially useful. Drawing on the rich stockroom of biological elements and a good but incomplete understanding of their behavior, we’ll hope to invent some novel materials with real-world applications. | ||
[[Image:Macintosh HD-Users-nkuldell-Desktop-Mod4 coverartS07.png|thumb|400px|center| TEM of M13E4 after CoCl2/NaBH4 treatment, image by Natalie Kuldell, Anthony Garratt-Reed and KiTae Nam]] | [[Image:Macintosh HD-Users-nkuldell-Desktop-Mod4 coverartS07.png|thumb|400px|center| TEM of M13E4 after CoCl2/NaBH4 treatment, image by Natalie Kuldell, Anthony Garratt-Reed and KiTae Nam]] | ||
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[[20.109(F07): Growth of phage materials| Module 3 Day 1: growth of phage materials]] <br> | [[20.109(F07): Growth of phage materials| Module 3 Day 1: growth of phage materials]] <br> | ||
[[20.109(F07): Phage nanowires| Module 3 Day 2: making nanowires]]<br> | [[20.109(F07): Phage nanowires| Module 3 Day 2: making nanowires]]<br> | ||
[[20.109(F07): Transmission electron microscopy| Module | [[20.109(F07): Transmission electron microscopy| Module 3 Day 3: TEM]]<br> | ||
[[20.109 ( | [[20.109 (F07): Phage by design| Module 3 Day 4: Phage by design]] <br> | ||
[[20.109 ( | [[20.109(F07): Phage by design, pt2 | Module 3 Day 5: Phage by design, pt 2 ]]<br> | ||
[[20.109 ( | [[20.109(F07): ECD assembly| Module 3 Day 6: ECD assembly]]<br> | ||
[[20.109(F07): Module 3 oral presentations| Module 3 Day | [[20.109(F07): Module 3 oral presentations| Module 3 Day 7: oral presentations]]<br> | ||
direct link to [[20.109(F07): ECD experimental variations| experimental variations]] page | direct link to [[20.109(F07): ECD experimental variations| experimental variations]] page | ||
[[20.109(F07): TA's notes for module 3| TA notes, mod 3]] | [[20.109(F07): TA's notes for module 3| TA notes, mod 3]] |
Latest revision as of 14:16, 12 October 2007
Module 3
Instructors: Angela Belcher, Natalie Kuldell and Agi Stachowiak
“Invention” is a wonderful word, derived from words meaning “scheme” and “a finding out.” Inventors draw on materials provided by the natural world, refining and combining them in insightful ways, to make something useful. In this experimental module we will invent materials by manipulating biological systems, namely the bacteriophage M13. We will use a very slightly modified phage to build Iridium nanowires that we’ll visualize on the transmission electron microscope. Then we'll let the phage themselves do the building, making an electrochromic device that's both fun and potentially useful. Drawing on the rich stockroom of biological elements and a good but incomplete understanding of their behavior, we’ll hope to invent some novel materials with real-world applications.
Module 3 Day 1: growth of phage materials
Module 3 Day 2: making nanowires
Module 3 Day 3: TEM
Module 3 Day 4: Phage by design
Module 3 Day 5: Phage by design, pt 2
Module 3 Day 6: ECD assembly
Module 3 Day 7: oral presentations
direct link to experimental variations page