FROM LIVING TO LAB
Developing novel fireproof material to protect our world from fires
Before our project began, a true story happened to our team member Zhongqi Xu attracted our
attention to fire accidents. During a whale watching tour, he witnessed a fire accident in
which not only did fierce smoke and burning flames devour a ship but also ignited the tarpaulin
of Xu's boat.
Although there was no danger in the end, the boat fire was put out in time and no casualty were caused, this experience of escaping from fire left Xu a deep expression, and initiated our thinking about the fire.Fire, brings human light and energy, along with fear and disasters, smoke, flame, tears.
As the saying goes, to forestall is better than to amend. On one hand, the development of reliable fire-retardant materials is the most valid weapon against fire. On the other hand, when firefighters rush into the fire rescue, they also need more protection and guard. Fire clothing, as the focus of continuous improvement in fire protection work, highly requires the development of lightweight, waterproof and breathable fireproof fabrics, which is a significant part that new materials can contribute to for fire safety.
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Doxycycline (doxycycline hyclate, doxycycline
hydrochloride or Dox), a synthetic tetracycline
(Tc) derivative, is the effector molecule for
Clontech's Tet-On® and Tet-Off® Inducible
Expression Systems. Dox can be used at
100-fold lower concentrations than Tc,
yielding inducing concentrations ranging
from 1ng/ml to 1 µg/ml. In the Tet-On System,
addition of Dox to culture medium induces a
conformational change in the transactivator
which allows it to bind to tet operator
sequences located in the inducible promoter.
This results in transcriptional activation of the
gene of interest. In the Tet-Off System, removal
of Dox from culture medium induces binding
of the transactivator, resulting in transcription
of the gene of interest.2
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Doxycycline (doxycycline hyclate, doxycycline
hydrochloride or Dox), a synthetic tetracycline
(Tc) derivative, is the effector molecule for
Clontech's Tet-On® and Tet-Off® Inducible
Expression Systems. Dox can be used at
100-fold lower concentrations than Tc,
yielding inducing concentrations ranging
from 1ng/ml to 1 µg/ml. In the Tet-On System,
addition of Dox to culture medium induces a
conformational change in the transactivator
which allows it to bind to tet operator
sequences located in the inducible promoter.
This results in transcriptional activation of the
gene of interest. In the Tet-Off System, removal
of Dox from culture medium induces binding
of the transactivator, resulting in transcription
of the gene of interest.3
title4
Doxycycline (doxycycline hyclate, doxycycline
hydrochloride or Dox), a synthetic tetracycline
(Tc) derivative, is the effector molecule for
Clontech's Tet-On® and Tet-Off® Inducible
Expression Systems. Dox can be used at
100-fold lower concentrations than Tc,
yielding inducing concentrations ranging
from 1ng/ml to 1 µg/ml. In the Tet-On System,
addition of Dox to culture medium induces a
conformational change in the transactivator
which allows it to bind to tet operator
sequences located in the inducible promoter.
This results in transcriptional activation of the
gene of interest. In the Tet-Off System, removal
of Dox from culture medium induces binding
of the transactivator, resulting in transcription
of the gene of interest.4