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AssigneeGovernment of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
InventorOscar N. Ruiz
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The present invention relates to modular solid nano-bioreactor and method of using same. The present invention relates to modular solid nano-bioreactor and method of using same. Such modular solid nano-bioreactor are easily scalable, allow densely packed biofilms to be produced and to be immobilized in the modular solid nano-bioreactor which in turn permits easy purification, continuous fermentation and prevents the release of genetically modified organisms. Furthermore, the aforementioned biofilms protect the organisms from the fermentation process. Finally, the cell packing efficiency of the aforementioned modular solid nano-bioreactors leads to high cell density and high production levels.
A modular solid nano-bioreactor comprising walls that form a three dimensional housing, said housing comprising an interior chamber, at least one inlet passing through at least one of said walls to said interior chamber and at least one outlet passing through at least one of said walls to said interior chamber, said housing's chamber comprising a three dimensional structure comprising graphene oxide seeded with a microorganism and/or a cell, said microorganism and/or cell being embedded in and/or attached to the surface of said graphene oxide.
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