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--- sensorial_skin [2018/12/08 14:57] – [biomimetic research questions] ami
+++ sensorial_skin [2019/12/06 14:34] (current) – [research references] ami
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 **Algae** will form on hard surfaces or plants, especially in shady, wet or poorly drained conditions. They proliferate in water such as ponds or water butts where light and nutrients are available.
 Usefull biomimetic info for an algae sensorial skin:
-- Single-celled algae, especially blue-green ones, are also everywhere. They are especially vigorous on chalk and limestone. They re-appear after drought, but take a long time to get going again, so in frequently dry cultures they are less of a nuisance. Lime-rich or nutrient-rich cultures, even mounted cultures, if they are continuously wet for a few weeks, are often discoloured by them, and many mosses which can spread rapidly on fresh soil fail to go on doing so after a time. It is probable that
+- Single-celled algae, especially blue-green ones, are also everywhere. They are especially vigorous on chalk and limestone. They re-appear after drought, but take a long time to get going again, so in frequently dry cultures they are less of a nuisance. Lime-rich or nutrient-rich cultures, even mounted cultures, if they are continuously wet for a few weeks, are often discoloured by them, and many mosses which can spread rapidly on fresh soil fail to go on doing so after a time. It is probable that some algae, especially blue-green ones, discourage competitors by chemical means. For this reason, a moss that is not spreading on an alga-contaminated culture will often benefit from replanting. Also, a culture covered in clingfilm has a very limited life, as little as a couple of weeks, before algae spread across it. However a pot of soil can be enough to break up the soil surface and wash away most of the algae, allowing the moss to go on spreading. Clay pots, especially if usually damp, soon develop a green film of algae or accumulated lime around the rim. This too is worth scrubbing off occasionally with a wet thumb or an old toothbrush, or the plant put in a clean pot, if only for appearance’s sake. This can a time-consuming task.
-some algae, especially blue-green ones, discourage competitors by chemical means. For this reason, a moss that is not spreading on an alga-contaminated culture will often benefit from replanting. Also, a culture covered in clingfilm has a very limited life, as little as a couple of weeks, before algae spread across it. However a pot of soil can be enough to break up the soil surface and wash away most of the algae, allowing the moss to go on spreading. Clay pots, especially if usually damp, soon develop a green film of algae or accumulated lime around the rim. This too is worth scrubbing off occasionally with a wet thumb or an old toothbrush, or the plant put in a clean pot, if only for appearance’s sake. This can a time-consuming task.
 On the other hand, all mosses must compete to some extent with algae, and some grow quite successfully in cultures covered with them. The gelatinous algae which form rubbery translucent olive-green lumps on limestone or chalk soil, often appear in suitable cultures. They are more of a curiosity than a nuisance. The algae in this collection might be as varied and interesting as the mosses. (p69)
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 =====design experiments=====
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-experiment 1: how to keep up water on the surface of the skin, so that the algae can grow?
+**Experiment 1**: how to keep up water on the surface of the skin, so that the algae can grow?
 Membrane-based architectures enable optimization of charge transport and electrochemical potential gradients in artificial photosynthesis. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317032127_Membranes_for_artificial_photosynthesis
 [[https://www.google.com/search?q=artificial+photosynthesis+and+CNT+embedded+polymer+film&client=firefox-b-ab&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjcmeD3__feAhWqAMAKHYTtCU8QsAR6BAgFEAE&biw=1258&bih=726|artificial photosynthesis and CNT embedded polymer film]]
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-Experiment 2: design of skin-shells in Blender, based upon pollen textures
+**Experiment 2**: design of skin-shells in Blender, based upon pollen textures.
+Yhe idea is to print (3D print?) these textures as a flexible, hollow jacket/bag that can be clad around the torso of the beehive. The bag would than be filled with photosynthesising micro-algae that provide energy for the sensors in the beehive:
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+**Experiment 3**: research 'luciferase' enzyme (glow in the dark)
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+=====JRC/Balint=====
+For the Sensorial Skin project I will collaborate with the Open BioLab in Brussels and I’ll work together with a masterstudent in molecular biology. We will research if we can work with bacterial colonies (living on the outside of the beehive) that are sensible to pollution (or pesticides) brought over by the bees when they come back from their foraging flights.The bacterial colonies should react by expressing a change of color.
+I did similar research in vitro in the lab - and the principle works - but for now we will work on a setup for outside. We are now looking into the direction of photosynthetic bacteria (Cyanobacteria) but maybe we'll end up with synthetic biology.
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+=====Melanin as Pigmented Bacteria?=====
+[[https://mediatedmattergroup.com/totems|MIT Melanin Project]]
+[[http://www.rosiebroadhead.com/skin-ii|Skin II, probiotic bacteria in fabric]]
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+=====research references=====
+[[https://bioartsociety.fi/posts/merry-crispr-ii-workshop?fbclid=IwAR2j_8AKXYoUvQ5eUDnD51P5OqGwCae-AJhGjARUDROterdwUBVoPGO90_c|CRISPR workshop BioartSociety]]
+[[https://www.dezeen.com/2018/02/01/movie-mit-engineers-firefly-enzyme-glowing-plants-video/|bioluminiscent plants - plants that give light]]
+[[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190822141846.htm|Biomaterials smarten up with CRISPR]]