Wetlab on eGFP – expressing E.Coli

Dr Jan Van der Meer kindly gave us two E.Coli strains, the arsenic biosensor (1598) and one expressing eGFP constitutively Continue reading →

Hack the Camera

For our first prototype, we used a digital camera for the detection of fluorescence. However, it was difficult to make Continue reading →

Mid-term presentation at EPFL

Last tuesday we did a presentation to recall our research and to introduce our first prototype. After some weeks of Continue reading →

Arsenic detection

The first real test for arsenic detection, The Marsh test, was discovered by James Marsh in 1836, and was used Continue reading →

coliform bacteria detection by PCR

We have decided that for Spring 2013, the students at EPFL will focus on less time- and resource-consuming processes to Continue reading →

Microfluidics as sample – holder

During our last week brainstorming, we realized that the sample-holder design for the detection of Arsenic-GFP reporter was a challenging Continue reading →

Brainstorm and decision making at EPFL

Last week, we met twice to discuss what we have found in our previous researches and which direction we want Continue reading →

what’s turbidity got to do with it?

Week 2 wetlab session started out dry — looking at the work-in-progress transmittance detectors that Robin and Sachiko evolved into Continue reading →