Bacterial Nanowires for Organic Electronics
Hey, hope my first post is going where it needs to. That aside, I had an idea for a less conventional project: Biological electronics. In particular, using nanowires from Geobacter as components for self-powered logic gates and maybe even Arduino architecture micro-controllers. However, I'd need someone to culture E. coli to produce the nanowires (see linked paper). Also attached to the context is a document outlining the idea further.
Microelectronics currently requires costly infrastructure and specialized design skills. This greatly increases economic vulnerability and strategic dependencies, as well as removing the ability of an end-user to comprehend the device... By constructing logic gates of electrically sensitive microbes and proteins, a parallel computing architecture can be reconstructed without the need for costly, conventional cleanrooms and industrial facilities.
Happy to detail more if anyone is interested. Thanks!
JohnL Thu 27 Oct 2022 9:49PM
@Paige Perillat Piratoine I am in the US, same time zone as @Danny. I am active on linkedin.
Paige Perillat Piratoine Tue 8 Nov 2022 4:34PM
Hey @JohnL, same here sorry for the delay. I've added you on Linkedin (I think) so we can communicate there. but curious to see who else in this community is interested in these subjects too.
Poll Created Mon 7 Nov 2022 4:30PM
Is this thread helpful to organize your ideas and actions? Closed Mon 21 Nov 2022 4:01PM
The folks who originally found connection on this thread still think it is useful for them; however a guest I invited (Paige) does not see the utility in this thread although they did express in a comment they are interested in seeing who in the Biotech Without Borders community is broadly interested in the thread topic.
Two lab members and one wider community member find this useful but ultimately unclear as to what the thread is hoping to accomplish.
In the interest of helping our lab members understand this thread further I will reiterate a communication that I had with John L over a common slack channel. I recommend that @JohnL and @Glyxon Biolabs edit that the context of the thread to better allow folks who read the context to understand if it is something they are interested in following or lending their support to. I am more than willing to attend a meeting with you two if you need guidance on how to do this. You can use a time poll to schedule a meeting.
Looking forward to reading about what you have discussed offline or anything else about the direction or ideas you have for this thread.
This thread has been open for a while but it seems like folks would rather communicate outside this platform. Just checking in to see for those who have previously participated if this is something useful for y'all.
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6 of 6 people have participated (100%)
Ellen Jorgensen
Tue 8 Nov 2022 11:11AM
Where is a full description of this project?
Susan Harrington
Fri 18 Nov 2022 1:45PM
Hi,
This project sounds interesting, and I would like to at least follow it. I'm not sure of the best way to do so.
Thanks!
Susan
Paige Perillat Piratoine Tue 8 Nov 2022 4:36PM
@Danny this is my first foray in Loomio and Biotech without Borders community so i've been a bit slow, but I think it's an interesting thread and wonder if it might be nice to keep it open to see who else is interested in this subject.
Danny Tue 8 Nov 2022 4:49PM
No need to write a comment to express this sentiment; I invited you to share your opinion on the thread through a poll which is posted above.
Happy to have you here as a guest on this thread. As I probably mentioned in the invite message John wanted to open this thread here and I thought of you so a I added you as a guest. However it doesn't seem like he wants to connect over this medium and I don't want the thread to be solely mediated through me which is why I thought I would ask the three of you who were interacting somewhat on the thread if you were still interested in engaging here. If you do want to explore this space more fully (and perhaps open your own thread) I would suggest you join the main group. https://www.loomio.com/biotech-without-borders/
Danny Fri 2 Dec 2022 7:43PM
@JohnL @Glyxon Biolabs Could you share with us a date we might expect the thread context to be updated or when you will share a summary about what you are discussing related to this project?
Susan Harrington Sat 3 Dec 2022 1:17PM
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Yuriy Fazylov Fri 23 Dec 2022 5:29PM
Hi
Any new developments?
I am kind of curious.
How much electrons, in S cm^(-1), have you been able to shuttle across the protein polymer? Does it stay intact after continuous use or on off repeat cycle?
Susan Harrington Wed 28 Dec 2022 1:03PM
Hi Yuriy,
This isn't my project, and I haven't yet read the basic papers in this field. But I am also curious about this subject, and the project sounds cool, which is why I was asking about it. I haven't seen any updates though.
Take care,
Susan
Yuriy Fazylov Tue 17 Jan 2023 4:40AM
I skimmed the literature on it a few years back but was convinced that it wasn't what I was up to. I can't recall why that was the case, but imagined that the pilus could be synthesized off of a rolling circle translation to give the wire continuity.
Danny Mon 20 Feb 2023 3:42PM
I had an email exchange with John and David. They are not interested in updating this thread and are not actively checking it anymore. I will close the thread and archive. I still think that it's an interesting idea that could be the nucleus of a project at BwoB, but it will need folks who are interested in putting work into it.
JohnL · Thu 27 Oct 2022 9:47PM
@Paige Perillat Piratoine Hi Paige, sorry for the delay! I've got a recent research paper that might be relatively fascinating to you, as well as a specific application. Hope to chat or email soon.