1. treatments
(i) spores
advantages-easy to transport
disadvantages-who to choose, hard to get, firmicutes
(ii) fecal matter transplant
advantages-effective, has technical support
disadvantages-healthy is relative and hard to define, heavy screening required, very tecnical
(iii) live biotherapeutic (LBP)
advantages-robust
disadvantages-how to acquire bacteria, how to deliver (have to make sure bac. is alive across acid gradient)
(iv) prebiotics
advantages-fertilizer for good bacteria, more like gardening
disadvantages-requires strain collection, needs anaerobic culture and bioprocessors, carbohydrate chemistry
2. future application
vaginal biosensor (ph monitor): engineer lactobacillus to excrete color when vaginal fauna ph is out of range.
LAB
isolated a colony from skin and mouth bacteria
LOW COST LASER TAPE MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE
cutting pdms
assembly
sarah test test
working device
