Synthetic Biological Construction: Beyond ‘bioinspired’ in the design of new materials and fabrication systems

Dade-Robertson, Martyn, Rodriguez Corral, R., Guyet, A., Mitrani, Helen, Wipat, Anil and Zhang, Meng (2017) Synthetic Biological Construction: Beyond ‘bioinspired’ in the design of new materials and fabrication systems. In: 3rd International Conference Biodigital: Architecture & Genetics, 7th - 10th June 2017, Barcelona.

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Abstract

This paper introduces the concept of Synthetic Biological Construction through our project Computational Colloids. The paper suggests a framework for Synthetic Biology to be integrated with Civil Engineering. Through in vivo (in the living) and in silico (digital computational) work, we describe the first steps towards a system that integrates the analysis and synthesis of material construction through engineered biological agents. It is proposed here that such a system would lead to a new paradigm in engineering design.

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