The Hardware team builds custom bioreactors that simulate industrial recycling conditions, enabling high-throughput enzyme testing across a range of temperatures and pH levels. By engineering the physical infrastructure for experimental validation, the team bridges the gap between the Dry Lab's computational predictions and real-world applicability, ensuring that promising PETase candidates can be rigorously tested under conditions that reflect practical biorecycling scenarios.
Interactive Bioreactor Simulator
Adjust temperature and pH with the sliders, then toggle the stir bar, pump, and LED to see how each parameter affects the liquid and projected bacterial growth. The OD₆₀₀ curve updates in real time — the dashed line shows the theoretical optimum for Ideonella sakaiensis PETase (37 °C, pH 7.5).
Hardware Role
Use this page to explain the device requirements, design constraints, and how hardware work supports wet lab validation.