Living on the Edge: Re-shaping the Interface of Synthetic Biology and Nanotechnology

Authors

  • Shang-Jung Wu Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. ardemis.boghossian@epfl.ch
  • Ardemis A. Boghossian Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2016.773

Keywords:

Bioengineering, Nanotechnology, Protein engineering, Single-walled carbon nanotube (swcnt), Synthetic biology

Abstract

A new team of researchers at EPFL is taking an 'anti-disciplinary' approach to creating optical devices. These devices take advantage of the synergy in tuning both nano- and bio-material properties, coupling the advantages of two growing, albeit traditionally distinct, fields. With applications spanning from biosensing and microarray assays to living photovoltaics, the Laboratory of NanoBiotechnology (LNB) is uncovering an unexplored space for the next generation of chemical analytics and light-harvesting technologies.
CHIMIA Vol. 70 No. 11 (2016): New Faculty in Switzerland

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Published

2016-11-30

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Vol. 70 No. 11 (2016): New Faculty in Switzerland

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Scientific Articles

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How to Cite

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S.-J. Wu, A. A. Boghossian, Chimia 2016, 70, 773, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2016.773.