Living on the Edge: Re-shaping the Interface of Synthetic Biology and Nanotechnology
Shang-Jung Wu,
Ardemis A. Boghossian
Affiliations
Shang-Jung Wu
Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. [email protected]
Ardemis A. Boghossian
Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
A new team of researchers at EPFL is taking an 'anti-disciplinary' approach to creating optical devices. These devices take advantage of the synergy in tuning both nano- and bio-material properties, coupling the advantages of two growing, albeit traditionally distinct, fields. With applications spanning from biosensing and microarray assays to living photovoltaics, the Laboratory of NanoBiotechnology (LNB) is uncovering an unexplored space for the next generation of chemical analytics and light-harvesting technologies.
