Engineered micromagmatics for deploying microorganisms
AssigneeBattelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC
InventorsROBIN L. BRIGMON, ALEX J. KUGLER, CORY L. TRIVELPIECE
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Abstract
A system for deploying a microorganism to a target environment. The system comprises a plurality of micromagmatic particles. Each micromagmatic particle comprises a lyophilized microorganism supported on a glass microparticle having a median particle size from about 1 μm to about 1000 μm as determined by laser diffraction according to ISO 13320:2020.
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A system for deploying a microorganism to a target environment, the system comprising the bioaerosol composition of claim 20.
The bioaerosol composition of claim 20, wherein the glass microparticle comprises recycled glass cullet.
The bioaerosol composition of claim 20, wherein the lyophilized microorganism is a component of a lyophilized biofilm.
The bioaerosol composition of claim 20, wherein the microorganism comprises a bacterium.
A method for treating a target environment with a microorganism, the method comprising:
- culturing the microorganism in the presence of a plurality of glass microparticles having a median diameter from about 1 μm to about 1000 μm as determined by laser diffraction according to ISO 13320:2020, wherein upon the culturing, the microorganism is adhered to the plurality of glass microparticles;
- lyophilizing the adhered microorganism to form a plurality of coated micromagmatics;
- aerosolizing the plurality of coated micromagmatics to form the bioaerosol composition of claim 20;
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- storing and/or transporting the plurality of coated micromagmaties bioaerosol composition to the target environment.
A bioaerosol composition comprising a plurality of aerosolized micromagmatic particles, each micromagmatic particle comprising a lyophilized microorganism supported on a glass microparticle having a median particle size from about 1 μm to about 1000 μm as determined by laser diffraction according to ISO 13320:2020.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.