Notebook

Customizing & Functionalizing Silk

The focus of this team is to build genetic constructs for custumizing and functionalizing silk. This includes working with ICA and building constructs for silk-protein fusions.

Processing Silk

This team's focus was to hammer out procedures for producing and processing various silk-based materials. This includes working with Bombyx mori silk to produce films, and gels, as well as designing the Extrusion Column and Rotary Jet Spinner.