Understanding and exploiting feedback in synthetic biology

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 103, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-90

  Afroz, Taliman ^a   Beisel, Chase L ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological engineering; Feedback; Genetic circuit; Mathematical modeling; Process control; Synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; CELL ENGINEERING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS CONTROL; YEAST;

BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENETIC CIRCUITS; POPULATION CONTROL; POSITIVE FEEDBACK LOOP; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; TRADITIONAL ENGINEERINGS;

FEEDBACK;

EID: 84886091899     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.02.017     Document Type: Article

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