Digital antibiotics

Purpose and goal:

The objective of the project is to develop systems that harvest energy in a sustainable way, as well as to test these prototypes in microbiological laboratories as part of system applications that tackle harmful microorganisms. In doing so, we aim to deliver alternatives to current antimicrobial drugs and equipment.

Expected results and effects:

Our hope is to deliver systems that render pathogens noninfectious in a novel and sustainable way. Whether or not a solution works on a particular tested pathogen, we still gain valuable insight into that pathogen´s molecular mechanisms of infection, which helps in treating human disease. But our ultimate hope is to successfully combat superbugs.

Approach and implementation:

We plan to evaluate power capacity in a range of technical setups, to move forward with optimised system designs and then create prototype systems that are tested against disease agents that are real threats to humanity. Theory, system designs and builds are performed at RISE, while antimicrobial tests and analysis of the system application are performed by Linköping University.

The teams will collaborate closely in order to create systems that don´t just work, but are compatible with laboratory setups and procedures.