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About Me: I study engineered living and bio-derived materials for environmental applications. My current research focuses on kombucha-derived cellulose membranes for water filtration, linking microbial biosynthesis, membrane structure, bacterial retention, fouling behavior, and regeneration to the design of sustainable filtration materials.
Conference
- Luying He, Hongyi Cai, Madison Cohen, Justine Albers, Manasi S. Gangan, Alyson Santoro, Meredith Silberstein, Anne S. Meyer. (2024). 3D-printed Living Materials with Marine Bacteria for Bioplastics Degradation in Marine Environments. Poster presented.
- Department of Biology, University of Rochester; Mechanics for Material Design Lab, Cornell; Marine Science Institute, UCSB
- Luying He, Hongyi Cai*, Manasi Gangan, Meredith Silberstein*, Anne Meyer. (2023). 3D-printed marine bacteria for the degradation of bioplastics in marine environments. Poster presented.
- Department of Biology, University of Rochester; Mechanics for Material Design Lab, Cornell*
Publication
3D-Bioprinted Marine Bacteria for the Degradation of Polyhydroxybutyrate Bioplastics
A living-materials project using 3D-bioprinted marine bacteria to promote PHB bioplastic degradation in marine environments.
- ACS Editors’ Choice Article Selection. He, L., Cai, H., Gona, R. S., Rohe, T. C., Gangan, M. S., Lai, T., Sullivan, D. R., Silberstein, M. N., and Meyer, A. S. 3D-Bioprinted Marine Bacteria for the Degradation of Polyhydroxybutyrate Bioplastics. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2026. DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.5c03370.
- Graduate Thesis. 3D-Printed Marine Bacteria for the Degradation of Bioplastics in Marine Environments. Defended June 8, 2023.
- International Patent Application. Santoro, A., Meyer, A., He, L., and Omand, M. Degradation of Polyhydroxyalkanoate. WO2025019459A1, PCT/US2024/038110. Published January 23, 2025.
[Master Thesis] [Defense Slide] [Patent] [Nereid Biomaterials]
Professional Experience
- Sustainable and Recyclable Nonwoven Materials from Kombucha Biofilm
- Living materials with marine bacteria for the degradation of bioplastics
- 3D-printed marine bacteria for the degradation of bioplastics in marine environments (Graduation Thesis)
- The development of novel PCR kits for identifying Microsatellite Instability (MSI) in various cancer types
- The Production of Serotonin in Escherichia Coli Cell (Graduation Thesis)
- Synthetic biology circuits for selectively synthesizing rose fragrance and antibacterial substances
- The characterization of Ip6k2 Gene in Anti-HSV Infection