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CU Boulder Living Materials Laboratory
develops "living building materials" (LBMs) by embedding photosynthetic cyanobacteria (Synechococcus PCC 7002) in a sand-and-gelatin scaffold; the cyanobacteria biomineralize calcium carbonate as they grow, binding the matrix into bricks,…
- Country
- United States
Research-stage living building material platform
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Coverage
| CN | EU | IN | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| polymers-materials | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliation | University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering | livingmaterialslab.org · spot.colorado.edu |
| Research focus | Developing sustainable, biomimetic, and engineered living building materials (LBMs) by integrating biology with materials science, polymer chemistry, and cement chemistry for the built environment | engineering.rowan.edu · livingmaterialslab.org · spot.colorado.edu |
| Facility | Living Materials Laboratory at the University of Colorado Boulder | spot.colorado.edu · colorado.edu |
| Grant | $14.5 million as PI and $13.2 million as Co-PI or senior personnel in sponsored research funding | livingmaterialslab.org · spot.colorado.edu |
| Publications | Over 100 technical journal papers, book chapters, and conference proceedings | engineering.rowan.edu · spot.colorado.edu |
| Principal staff | Wil V. Srubar III (Principal Investigator and Professor) | livingmaterialslab.org · spot.colorado.edu |
| Principal staff | Matthew Hamilton Fyfe (Laboratory Manager) | livingmaterialslab.org · spot.colorado.edu |
| Principal staff | Dr. Giulia Brachi (Research Associate) | livingmaterialslab.org · spot.colorado.edu |
Independent sources: colorado.edu · engineering.rowan.edu · livingmaterialslab.org · spot.colorado.edu
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living concrete & natural resins | polymers-materials | Medium | → |
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