Improving Bacterial Fitness by Novel Formulations and Innovative Processing of BIO2PHIM
The general aim of the research conducted in work package WP1 of BIOMAC-BP is twofold:
- We aim at developing materials that can encapsulate, transport and release bacteria for use as bio- pesticides. These materials will be soft interface-dominated biphasic materials like foams or emulsions which are prevented from macroscopic phase separation by bio-sourced stabilizers. These materials are termed Bio-Stabilized-2–Phasic-High-Interface-Materials, BIO2PHIM.
- In a second step we will incorporate microbes as bio-pesticides into BIO2PHIM formulations and investigate how the fabrication process (foaming, emulsification, gelation etc.) impacts microbial fitness (survival rate, motility, growth).
