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US 11,959,271 B2Granted
Microbes for space structures
AssigneeRaytheon BBN Technologies Corp.
InventorsMichael D. Brown, Helen G. Scott, Miles T. Rogers, Benjamin J. Rosenthal, Michael J. Nicoletti, James J. Stusse
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Abstract
A building structure comprising a first film and a second film. The first film and the second film are each impregnated with L-Dopa. The building structure further includes regolith bulk material between the first film and the second film.
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A building structure comprising:
- a first film and a second film, the first film and the second film each impregnated with L-Dopa;
- and
- regolith bulk material between the first film and the second film.
A method of fabricating a building component, the method comprising:
- impregnating a first film and a second film with bacteria and regolith to form a first impregnated film and a second impregnated film, the bacteria being genetically engineered to produce a bioadhesive;
- stacking the first impregnated film on the second impregnated film;
- and
- flowing, under a vacuum, regolith between the first impregnated film and the second impregnated film to form a composite part.
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A method of fabricating a building component, the method comprising:
- impregnating a first film and a second film with a bacteria and regolith to form a first impregnated film and a second impregnated film, the bacteria forming L-Dopa;
- exposing the first impregnated film and the second impregnated film to heat;
- stacking the first impregnated film on the second impregnated film;
- and
- flowing, under a vacuum, regolith between the first impregnated film and the second impregnated film to form a composite part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.