Bioinspired hydrogels for improved cultivation of microalgal biomass
Lead Research Organisation:
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Department Name: Chemistry
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Silvia Vignolini (Primary Supervisor) | |
| Alyssa Smith (Student) |
Publications
Greenan-Smith A
(2024)
Light management by algal aggregates in living photosynthetic hydrogels
Ryan H
(2020)
Guest Encapsulation within Surface-Adsorbed Self-Assembled Cages
in Advanced Materials
Wangpraseurt D
(2020)
Bionic 3D printed corals.
in Nature communications
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB/M011194/1 | 30/09/2015 | 31/03/2024 | |||
| 1804914 | Studentship | BB/M011194/1 | 30/09/2016 | 30/05/2021 | Alyssa Smith |
| Description | Bionic Algae |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Cambridge Graphene Centre |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of algae materials, equipment and plant biology expertise |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of materials (graphene, cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and hydroxypropyl cellulose(HPC)), equipment and chemistry expertise. |
| Impact | The project encompasses areas of both biology and chemistry. The major outcome has been successful long-term suspension of Chlorella vulgaris cells in liquid culture, which is in contrast to the usual sedimentation of cells within 24 hours. Additionally, it has been shown that CNC, HPC and graphene are not problematically toxic to the cells. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Bionic Algae |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Department of Biochemistry |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of algae materials, equipment and plant biology expertise |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of materials (graphene, cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and hydroxypropyl cellulose(HPC)), equipment and chemistry expertise. |
| Impact | The project encompasses areas of both biology and chemistry. The major outcome has been successful long-term suspension of Chlorella vulgaris cells in liquid culture, which is in contrast to the usual sedimentation of cells within 24 hours. Additionally, it has been shown that CNC, HPC and graphene are not problematically toxic to the cells. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Bionic Algae |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Melville Laboratory of Polymer Synthesis |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of algae materials, equipment and plant biology expertise |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of materials (graphene, cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and hydroxypropyl cellulose(HPC)), equipment and chemistry expertise. |
| Impact | The project encompasses areas of both biology and chemistry. The major outcome has been successful long-term suspension of Chlorella vulgaris cells in liquid culture, which is in contrast to the usual sedimentation of cells within 24 hours. Additionally, it has been shown that CNC, HPC and graphene are not problematically toxic to the cells. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Guest Encapsulation within Surface-Adsorbed Self-Assembled Cages |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Department of Chemistry |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Measurements on integrating sphere to assess colour change in samples |
| Collaborator Contribution | Creation and further characterisation of samples |
| Impact | Paper in preparation |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Photonic properties of cyanobacterial cells |
| Organisation | Queen Mary University of London |
| Department | School of Biological and Chemical Science QMUL |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Single cell transmission and reflection measurements of cyanobacteria cells on a microscope |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of material and other characterisations of photonic properties of cells |
| Impact | Paper in preparation |
| Start Year | 2019 |