dc.contributor.advisor | Thomas F. Knight, Jr. and Angela M. Belcher. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Norville, Julie Erin, 1980- | en_US |
dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2005-09-27T18:03:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2005-09-27T18:03:55Z | |
dc.date.copyright | 2004 | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28737 | |
dc.description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2004. | en_US |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-63). | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | S-layer proteins, which naturally self-assemble on the exterior of cells, provide an interesting basis for the creation of synthetic scaffolds. In this thesis, I created a plasmid which produces a recombinant form of a well characterized S layer protein, sbpA, which has a number of properties ideal for nanotechnology applications. I also explored purification of both the native and recombinant forms of sbpA. Together these preliminary studies are the first, necessary, steps towards quantitative generation of crystallization conditions and the ultimate modifications of the protein form for a wide variety of engineering applications. | en_US |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Julie Erin Norville. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 63 p. | en_US |
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dc.format.extent | 2735710 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
dc.rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | |
dc.subject | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. | en_US |
dc.title | Synthetic scaffolds and protein assemblies for engineering applications | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.degree | S.M. | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | |
dc.identifier.oclc | 59668886 | en_US |