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Modeling Of Growth Kinetics And Characterization Of Membrane Mechanics, Antonio Nava
Modeling Of Growth Kinetics And Characterization Of Membrane Mechanics, Antonio Nava
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One growing field in alternative energy is biofuel production through microorganisms. These fields of research include hydrogen and biofuel production through the cultivation of algae. We've selected 2 different algae, Anabaena sp. cpcc 387 and Tetraselmis to study. Through mathematical modeling of Anabaena we investigate the complex multicellular relationships and colony stability when noise is introduced. In conjunction with researchers at NREL, we've set out to characterize Tetraselmis cells' membrane elasticity.