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== '''The Millikan Apparatus''' == | == '''The Millikan Apparatus''' == | ||
| - | In order to | + | In order to put our newly engineered organisms to the test in an aerosolized environment, the team aimed to modify a Millikan Oil Drop Apparatus into a functioning suspension chamber. |
| - | + | Unfortunately, the suspension chamber experiment was rendered untestable due to several factors: | |
*The engineering of the Millikan Apparatus viewing scope to excite and detect fluorescence was impractical and challening. | *The engineering of the Millikan Apparatus viewing scope to excite and detect fluorescence was impractical and challening. | ||
*Control tests on evaporation in the chamber indicated that droplets would evaporate in under 10 minutes; a timescale too quick for studying cell replication. | *Control tests on evaporation in the chamber indicated that droplets would evaporate in under 10 minutes; a timescale too quick for studying cell replication. | ||
| - | *Insufficient time and resources to perform successful experiments. | + | *Insufficient time and resources to perform the necessary (and drastic) modifications to the Apparatus that would lead to successful experiments. |
However, we successfully created cell-growth dependent promoters that function as remote biosensors; while our efforts in mechanical engineering were not so fruitful, the synthetic biology component was quite successful! | However, we successfully created cell-growth dependent promoters that function as remote biosensors; while our efforts in mechanical engineering were not so fruitful, the synthetic biology component was quite successful! | ||
Revision as of 19:40, 3 October 2012
The Millikan Apparatus
In order to put our newly engineered organisms to the test in an aerosolized environment, the team aimed to modify a Millikan Oil Drop Apparatus into a functioning suspension chamber.
Unfortunately, the suspension chamber experiment was rendered untestable due to several factors:
- The engineering of the Millikan Apparatus viewing scope to excite and detect fluorescence was impractical and challening.
- Control tests on evaporation in the chamber indicated that droplets would evaporate in under 10 minutes; a timescale too quick for studying cell replication.
- Insufficient time and resources to perform the necessary (and drastic) modifications to the Apparatus that would lead to successful experiments.
However, we successfully created cell-growth dependent promoters that function as remote biosensors; while our efforts in mechanical engineering were not so fruitful, the synthetic biology component was quite successful!
