Next generation tools to accelerate the synthetic biology process

Synthetic biology follows the traditional engineering paradigm of designing, building, testing and learning to create new biological systems. While such approaches have enormous potential, major challenges still exist in this field including increasing the speed at which this workflow can be perform...

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Published inIntegrative biology (Cambridge) Vol. 8; no. 5; p. 585
Main Authors Shih, Steve C C, Moraes, Christopher
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 16.05.2016
Subjects
Batch Cell Culture Techniques - trends
Biological Assay - trends
Genetic Engineering - trends
High-Throughput Screening Assays - trends
Lab-On-A-Chip Devices - trends
Synthetic Biology - trends
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Summary:Synthetic biology follows the traditional engineering paradigm of designing, building, testing and learning to create new biological systems. While such approaches have enormous potential, major challenges still exist in this field including increasing the speed at which this workflow can be performed. Here, we present recently developed microfluidic tools that can be used to automate the synthetic biology workflow with the goal of advancing the likelihood of producing desired functionalities. With the potential for programmability, automation, and robustness, the integration of microfluidics and synthetic biology has the potential to accelerate advances in areas such as bioenergy, health, and biomaterials.
ISSN:1757-9708
DOI:10.1039/c6ib90017h