Webinar on Plant Cells-based Materials for Engineering Applications by Prof. Chiara Daraio, California Institute of Technology, USA. 998
Webinar on Plant Cells-based Materials for Engineering Applications by Prof. Chiara Daraio, California Institute of Technology, USA.
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Join us for SME York University Student Chapter Webinar on Plant Cells-based Materials for Engineering Applications by Prof. Chiara Daraio, California Institute of Technology, USA.
Date: March 25, 2021 at 12:00 PM EST
Join Zoom Meeting: https://yorku.zoom.us/j/95286431130  Meeting ID: 952 8643 1130
Speaker: Prof. Chiara Daraio, G. Bradford Jones Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics California Institute of Technology, USA. http://www.daraio.caltech.edu/


Topic: Plant Cells-based Materials for Engineering Applications  
Abstract: We propose a new concept for biocomposites’ fabrication, which uses living, undifferentiated plant cells, to produce materials with properties comparable to engineered woods (plywood, MDF) and commercial plastics. The use of “engineered living systems”, like bacteria, yeast and fungi, to fabricate materials sustainably is an emerging line of research. The approach aims at creating materials that combine the structural properties of traditional composites with attributes of living systems, including the ability to fabricate complex hierarchical structures, the ability to rapidly grow in-situ, and the potential to respond and adapt to external stimuli. We demonstrate this concept with living plant cells, because they offer an unprecedented genetic diversity and a rich plethora of multi-functionalities that may benefit engineering applications. For example, we have shown the fabrication of composite woods that are exquisitely thermally active: they are electrically conducting, and their conductivity changes with temperature, with sensitivity that is two orders of magnitude greater than any other temperature sensor. In our initial studies, we choose tobacco as a model system, as it is one of the most studied cell lines in plant biology. In the future, we envision extending this approach to genetically engineered cell lines and other plant species, to expand achievable properties and the range of functionalities.
This webinar event is shared on behalf of Prof. Solomon Boakye-Yiadom and the SME York University student chapter. The SME Toronto chapter’s chair Madhukar Somireddy acknowledges the student chapter, Prof. Solomon and Prof. Chiara Daraio for making this event happen. Please refer to the attachment for more details of the event.   
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Thursday March 25th, 2021 12:00pm EDT
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Thursday March 25th, 2021 1:00pm EDT
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Join Zoom Meeting: https://yorku.zoom.us/j/95286431130  Meeting ID: 952 8643 1130
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Date & Time: 03/25/2021 12:00:00 PM EDT

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