Opportunity Details

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Faculty Information

Greg Altman

gregory.altman@tufts.edu

Research Professor

P: (781) 395-5552

Address:

4 Cobly St
Science and Technology

Medford, MA 02155

Associated Departments:

Biomedical Engineering

Opportunity:
	Development and Optimization of Scalable Silk Solution Manufacturing Process
Summary:
	The standard bench top procedure for production of silk solution will be analyzed. Cost analysis and bottleneck in the process will be determined and a novel, scalable process will be designed to address the challenges faced by the current manufacturing process.
Contact Via:
	E-mail Phone
What is the timeframe for this research opportunity?
	Summer
Prerequisities for students?
	Process Design, Protein Purification
Responsibilities for students?
	Research