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| − | <p> Our design process began with the idea of building a microfluidics device. We tested different designs to optimize desired characteristics such as mixing time and flow rate. This idea evolved into several others such as the use of freeze-drying to safely store our engineered bacteria. Our final design is a capsule-and-chamber device that was better able to meet these requirements overall. It houses the electronics used to detect fluorescence as well as the capsule containing the bacterial solution. Taking inspiration from glowsticks (yes, glowsticks!), you bend and twist the tube which releases the bacterial solution into the reaction chamber. | + | <p> Our design process began with the idea of building a microfluidics device. We tested different designs to optimize desired characteristics such as mixing time and flow rate. This idea evolved into several others such as the use of freeze-drying to safely store our engineered bacteria. Our final design is a capsule-and-chamber device that was better able to meet these requirements overall. It houses the electronics used to detect fluorescence as well as the capsule containing the bacterial solution. Taking inspiration from glowsticks (yes, glowsticks!), you bend and twist the tube which releases the bacterial solution into the reaction chamber within the device. |
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Overview
Design is a journey of discovery.
Our design process began with the idea of building a microfluidics device. We tested different designs to optimize desired characteristics such as mixing time and flow rate. This idea evolved into several others such as the use of freeze-drying to safely store our engineered bacteria. Our final design is a capsule-and-chamber device that was better able to meet these requirements overall. It houses the electronics used to detect fluorescence as well as the capsule containing the bacterial solution. Taking inspiration from glowsticks (yes, glowsticks!), you bend and twist the tube which releases the bacterial solution into the reaction chamber within the device.
