Task
1.Safety training
2.LB Medium preparation and autoclaving
3.Incubate bacterical strains containing plasmids
Day2-20240727
Task
1.Plasmid extraction
2.Amplify target gene and vector by PCR
3.Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
Results
Day3-20240728
Task
1.DNA gel extraction
2.Gibson assembly
3.Transform competent cells (DH5α)
4.Cell plating and incubate overnight at 37°C
Day4-20240729
Task
1.Selection of monoclonal colonies and sub-culturing
2.Colony PCR for identifying positive colonies
3.Selection of positive colony and inoculate in 10 mL liquid LB medium
Results
Day5-20240730
Task
1.Plasmid extraction
2.Transform competent cells (BL21)
3.Selection of BL21(DE3) positive colony and inoculate in 10 mL liquid LB medium
Day6-20240731
Task
1.Expansion of BL21 bacterial culture
2.Induction of protein expression with IPTG
3.Synthesis of AuNPs
4.Preparation of SDS-PAGE gel
Results
Notes: Color Change Observed During the Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles
Day7-20240801
Task
1.Protein extraction and purification
2.SDS-PAGE gel Electrophoresis
3.Buffer exchange of purified protein
Results
Day8-20240802
Task
1.AuNPs@PBP preparation and detection
2.Cultivate bacteria for subsequent detection (Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, Staphylococcus aureus)
3.Gradient dilution of detection bacterial
Results
Note: UV-Vis Absorption Spectra of AuNPs Conjugated with PBP Proteins
Day9-20240803
Task
1. Colorimetric detection of bacterial by AuNPs@PBP
Results
Note: Colorimetric Analysis of Bacteria Detection Using AuNP@PBP Conjugates
Day10-14 20240804-20240808
Task
1.Summary and reporting of results of phased experiments
2.RGB Analytics and Data Analysis
Results
Note: Results of linear fitting between B/R values and bacterial concentrations
Day15-17 20240807-20240809
Task
1.Photothermal sterilisation test
2.LB solid medium preparation and flatbed coating operation
Results
Note: Photothermal sterilisation results of (A)AuNP@TFP and (B)AuNP@TSP
Day18-21 20240810-20240813
Task
1.Data aggregation and analysis
2.Check the national food safety standards and determine the testing standards
3.Design icon for app design
Results
Note: Icon displayed in the APP
Day22-38 20240814-20240830
Task
1.Discuss the features that need to be implemented in a smartphone app for bacteria detection
2.Participate in the design of the APP under the guidance of an external tutor
Results
Note: Smartphone APP designed for bacteria detection.