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Biological Expression Platform for Producing and Engineering Electrically Conductive Protein Nanowires and Bioelectronic Materials
This technology uses engineered Shewanella oneidensis bacteria to rapidly produce highly conductive protein nanowires for sustainable energy, bioelectronics, and sensor applications, offering a scalable, cost-effective, and eco-friendly alternative to synthetic conductive materials. Background The field of bioelectronics and sustainable energy harvesting...
Published: 7/10/2026   |   Updated: 7/10/2026   |   Inventor(s): Andrew Ellington, Eric Szmuc, Benjamin Keitz, David Walker, Marcel Reed
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Category(s): Life sciences > Biomaterials, Physical sciences > Energy > Renewable, green, or transitional energy
Genetically engineered cell surface biosensors for high-throughput detection, screening, and recovery of rare earth elements
This technology uses genetically engineered yeast cells displaying fluorescent sensors to detect and recover rare earth elements from solutions, enabling rapid, specific, and scalable metal screening and extraction using fluorescence signals and high-throughput sorting. Background Rare earth elements (REEs) are a group of 17 chemically similar metals...
Published: 3/30/2026   |   Updated: 3/30/2026   |   Inventor(s): Manish Kumar, Marcus Benyamin, Steven Zilko, Andrew Ellington, Benjamin Keitz, Randall Hughes
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Category(s): Life sciences > Research tools > Tool/assay/screening platform, Life sciences > Therapeutics > Synthetic biology
Metabolic control over organometallic catalysts using electroactive bacteria
Background Dr. Benjamin Keith Keitz and his team have developed a new controlled polymerization methodology using an electroactive bacterium to synthesize responsive materials. Dr. Keitz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at UT Austin. His primary research area focuses on using chemical and biological synthesis techniques...
Published: 1/13/2026   |   Updated: 6/10/2024   |   Inventor(s): Benjamin Keitz, Gang Fan, Chris Dundas, Austin Graham, Nathaniel Lynd
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Category(s): Life sciences > Therapeutics > Synthetic biology