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Leal-Alves C, Deng Z, Kermeci N, Shih SCC. Integrating microfluidics and synthetic biology: advancements and diverse applications across organisms. LAB ON A CHIP 2024; 24:2834-2860. [PMID: 38712893 DOI: 10.1039/d3lc01090b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
Abstract
Synthetic biology is the design and modification of biological systems for specific functions, integrating several disciplines like engineering, genetics, and computer science. The field of synthetic biology is to understand biological processes within host organisms through the manipulation and regulation of their genetic pathways and the addition of biocontrol circuits to enhance their production capabilities. This pursuit serves to address global challenges spanning diverse domains that are difficult to tackle through conventional routes of production. Despite its impact, achieving precise, dynamic, and high-throughput manipulation of biological processes is still challenging. Microfluidics offers a solution to those challenges, enabling controlled fluid handling at the microscale, offering lower reagent consumption, faster analysis of biochemical reactions, automation, and high throughput screening. In this review, we diverge from conventional focus on automating the synthetic biology design-build-test-learn cycle, and instead, focus on microfluidic platforms and their role in advancing synthetic biology through its integration with host organisms - bacterial cells, yeast, fungi, animal cells - and cell-free systems. The review illustrates how microfluidic devices have been instrumental in understanding biological systems by showcasing microfluidics as an essential tool to create synthetic genetic circuits, pathways, and organisms within controlled environments. In conclusion, we show how microfluidics expedite synthetic biology applications across diverse domains including but not limited to personalized medicine, bioenergy, and agriculture.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chiara Leal-Alves
- Centre for Applied Synthetic Biology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. W, Montréal, QC, H4B1R6 Canada.
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, 1515 Ste-Catherine St. W, Montréal, QC, H3G1M8 Canada
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- Centre for Applied Synthetic Biology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. W, Montréal, QC, H4B1R6 Canada.
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, 1515 Ste-Catherine St. W, Montréal, QC, H3G1M8 Canada
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- Centre for Applied Synthetic Biology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. W, Montréal, QC, H4B1R6 Canada.
- Department of Biology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. W, Montréal, QC, H4B1R6 Canada
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- Centre for Applied Synthetic Biology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. W, Montréal, QC, H4B1R6 Canada.
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, 1515 Ste-Catherine St. W, Montréal, QC, H3G1M8 Canada
- Department of Biology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. W, Montréal, QC, H4B1R6 Canada
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Almeida Lessa O, Neves Silva F, Tavares IMDC, Carvalho Fontes Sampaio I, Bispo Pimentel A, Ferreira Leite SG, Gutarra MLE, Galhardo Pimenta Tienne L, Irfan M, Bilal M, Marques Dos Anjos PN, Salay LC, Franco M. Structural alteration of cocoa bean shell fibers through biological treatment using Penicillium roqueforti. Prep Biochem Biotechnol 2023; 53:1154-1163. [PMID: 36794850 DOI: 10.1080/10826068.2023.2177866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Lignocellulosic residues, such as cocoa bean shell (FI), are generated in large quantities during agro-industrial activities. Proper management of residual biomass through solid state fermentation (SSF) can be effective in obtaining value-added products. The hypothesis of the present work is that the bioprocess promoted by P. roqueforti can lead to structural changes in the fibers of the fermented cocoa bean shell (FF) that confer characteristics of industrial interest. To unveil such changes, the techniques of FTIR, SEM, XRD, TGA/TG were used. After SSF, an increase of 36.6% in the crystallinity index was observed, reflecting the reduction of amorphous components such as lignin in the FI residue. Furthermore, an increase in porosity was observed through the reduction of the 2θ angle, which gives the FF a potential candidate for applications of porous products. The FTIR results confirm the reduction in hemicellulose content after SSF. The thermal and thermogravimetric tests showed an increase in the hydrophilicity and thermal stability of FF (15% decomposition) in relation to the by-product FI (40% decomposition). These data provided important information regarding changes in the crystallinity of the residue, existing functional groups and changes in degradation temperatures.
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- Ozana Almeida Lessa
- Pos-Graduation Program in Chemical and Biochemical Process Technology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Food Engineering and Science, State University of Southwest Bahia (UESB), Itapetinga, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Ilhéus, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Process Technology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Exact Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Ilhéus, Brazil
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- Department of Exact Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Ilhéus, Brazil
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Betti N, Al-Amiery AA, Al-Azzawi WK, Isahak WNRW. Corrosion inhibition properties of schiff base derivative against mild steel in HCl environment complemented with DFT investigations. Sci Rep 2023; 13:8979. [PMID: 37268687 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-36064-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
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There is growing interest in using corrosion inhibitors and protective treatments to limit the degradation of mild steel, leading to the development of numerous Schiff bases as cutting-edge inhibitors. In this study, the effectiveness of a Schiff base, 3-((5-mercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)imino)indolin-2-one (MTIO), to prevent mild steel corrosion in HCl was investigated using weight loss measurements, potentiodynamic polarization measurements, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques, and surface characterization. The experimental results showed that 0.5 mM MTIO exhibited a satisfactory inhibitor efficiency of 96.9% at 303 K. The MTIO molecules physically and chemically adsorbed onto the mild steel surface following the Langmuir model, forming a compact protective film attributed to the presence of a thiazole ring in the MTIO structure. Theoretical calculations were combined with experimental techniques to investigate the anticorrosion performance and mechanism of inhibition.
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- Nadia Betti
- Materials Engineering Department, University of Technology-Iraq, P.O. Box: 10001, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43000, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
- Energy and Renewable Energies Technology Center, University of Technology-Iraq, Baghdad, 10001, Iraq.
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43000, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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Hadisaputra S, Purwoko AA, Hakim A, Prasetyo N, Hamdiani S. Corrosion Inhibition Properties of Phenyl Phthalimide Derivatives against Carbon Steel in the Acidic Medium: DFT, MP2, and Monte Carlo Simulation Studies. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:33054-33066. [PMID: 36157755 PMCID: PMC9494647 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The effectiveness of phenyl phthalimide and its derivatives at preventing corrosion of carbon steel has been tested experimentally using gravimetric and electrochemical measurements. However, experimental studies have not thoroughly explained the structural patterns and coating mechanisms of phenyl phthalimide and its derivatives during corrosion inhibition. In this study, the density functional theory (DFT), ab initio MP2, and Monte Carlo simulation are applied to study phenyl phthalimide (PP) and its derivatives as corrosion inhibitors of carbon steel. The geometry, quantum parameters, and reactive site of the inhibitors were determined by DFT and ab initio MP2 methods. The real environment conditions of corrosion inhibition in the solution phase can be replicated by the Monte Carlo simulation. The corrosion inhibition efficiency of phthalimide derivatives is PP-OCH3 > PP-CH3 > PP-H > PP-Cl > PP-NO2. The theoretical study is consistent with previously reported experimental results.
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- Saprizal Hadisaputra
- Chemistry Education
Division, University of Mataram, Jalan Majapahit No 62, Mataram 83125, Indonesia
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- Chemistry Education
Division, University of Mataram, Jalan Majapahit No 62, Mataram 83125, Indonesia
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- Chemistry Education
Division, University of Mataram, Jalan Majapahit No 62, Mataram 83125, Indonesia
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- Austrian-Indonesian Centre for Computational Chemistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sekip Utara, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Chaoyang University of Technology, No. 168, Jifeng E. Road, Wufeng District, Taichung 41349, Taiwan
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