Team:StanfordBrownSpelman/Biodegradability

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Stanford–Brown–Spelman iGEM 2014 — Amberless Hell Cell

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Results
Our goal for this project was not only to isolate biodegradation enzymes but also to control the release of these enzymes, so that our UAV would not degrade uncontrollably. In order to control the initiation of biodegradation, we first considered using a pressure sensor. This would allow the UAV to begin degrading after the impact of a crash. The 2008 Tokyo Tech iGem team found that the ptet promoter was pressure sensitive and increased its activity 3-fold after undergoing 30 MPa of pressure. However, after analyzing the impact a crash would have on our UAV by using a force plate, we found it unlikely that the impact of the crash would ever reach such a high pressure (see graph below). Rather than searching for another type of pressure sensor, we chose to try another method JEANETTE OR JOVITA PLEASE INSERT THE PRESSURE/FORCE PLATE GRAPH HERE. IT IS NOT IN THE GOOGLE DRIVE SO I CAN'T DO IT. We next tried to initiate degradation using a light sensor, which would activate degradation in the darkness, allowing our UAV to have a flight time of one day.
Methods & Safety
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