Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Treatment of micro-organisms or enzymes with electrical or... – Cell membrane or cell surface is target
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-27
2006-06-27
Wax, Robert A. (Department: 1653)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Treatment of micro-organisms or enzymes with electrical or...
Cell membrane or cell surface is target
C435S176000, C435S286100, C435S283100, C435S252100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07067293
ABSTRACT:
An improved method for the design and development of high performance hybrid devices having biological and nonbiological components. A figure of merit is developed for the biological component or components. The component is subjected to various environmental variables as it or its biological source organism is grown. The biological component is force adapted to cause its figure of merit to reach a goal or an acceptable measure. The biological component is used in hybrid constructs that may be nanostructures, given the small size of the biological parts. In one specific embodiment, force-adapted chlorosomes ofC. aurantiacusenhance performance of a silicon photovoltaic cell. The bacteria,Chloroflexus aurantiacus(C. aurantiacus), strain J-10-fl, has the A.T.C.C. designation number 29366, having been deposited in July, 1976.
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LaBelle Jeffrey T.
Pizziconi Vincent B.
Gallagher & Kennedy P.A.
Kosson Rosanne
MacBlain Thomas D.
Wax Robert A.
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