Bioengineering Hyperbook

Department of Bioengineering


Category: Electrochemistry

Physarum Polycephalum (Slime Mold): Chemical Properties  

Slime Mold, Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reactions, Shuttle Streaming, Nutrition, Plasma Invagination

Olivia Cozariuc, Tamir Kegeles, Ethan Levene, Audrey Pepin

A Chemical Composition to Make Them Cower: A Dive Into the Structure and Protective Adaptations of Sea Sponges 

Silica biomineralization, Secondary metabolites, Plasticity, Sponge skeleton

Olivia Ghiaur, Camille Heaney, Chris Hu, Vadim Zamaruyev

Small Bodies, Big Potential: Chemically Bonding Salps and their Environment 

Salps; Tunic; Biogeochemical cycling; Innate immunology; Sensory cells; Carbon cycling

Steven Lin, Stephanie Roy, Daniel Tang, Canyu Wu, Mollee Ye

The Chemistry of Longevity: How the Naked Mole Rat Defies Aging 

Naked mole rat, Longevity, Metabolism, Cartilage, DNA repair, Acidosis, Telomerase

Clayton Dame, David Bensemana, Lana Habhab, Min Seo Song

Chemistry of Cohesion and Communication in Fish Schools 

Fish, Shoal, School, Olfaction, Chemosensory, Pheromones, Ocean acidification, Pollution

Anne-Sophie Roy, Emma Warner, Hoi Ching Wat, Lucas Yatcyshyn

The Chemistry Behind the Coral Colony 

Biomineralization, Aragonite, Photosynthesis, Symbiosis, Zooxanthellae, Corals

Maureen Awad, Evan Chow, Luke Gailloux, Rylee McKay, Adrian Yehia

Anchored by Chemistry: The Adaptations of Barnacles and Limpets 

Barnacles, Limpets, Organic Matrix, Adhesion, Reproduction, Chemical cues, Defence mechanisms

Laetitia Abdallah, Mohammad Jibran Budullah, Lucas Chan, Ralph El Hajj

Propulsion Through the Life of Salps 

Salps; Jet propulsion; Filter feeding; Asynchronous swimming; Epithelial signalling; Carbon cycling; Vortex rings; Chain aggregation; Ocean carbon sequestration

Steven Lin, Stephanie Roy, Daniel Tang, Canyu Wu, Mollee Ye

The Chemistry of Unicellular Green Algae (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii)

Unicellular green algae, photosynthesis, Cellular respiration, biofuel, signaling, flagella

Ai-Lan Ji-Eun Nguyen, Tesnim Obey, Anders Schwarz, Jackson Yu

An Investigation into the Biophysical Relationship Between Predator-Prey Pairs

Predator-Prey, Biomechanics, Adaptation, Echolocation, Electric Field, Evolution

Andrew Xie, Dalya Messaoudi, Laurier Gauvin, Reefah Kabir