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expansion / / A close-up of the fresh SCOBY (a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) used in kombucha.

Refreshing Kombucha Tea that is all the rage these days Specific global demographics According to, it may also hold the key to environmentally sustainable living membranes at an affordable price for water filtration. Recent papers It was published in the American Chemical Society Journal ACSES & T Water. In experiments by researchers at the Montana Institute of Technology (MTU) and Arizona State University (ASU), membranes grown from kombucha cultures prevent biofilm formation (an important issue in water filtration) than current commercial membranes. Has been shown to be excellent.

As we did Previously reportedYou need 3 basic materials to make Kombucha..Just combine tea and sugar with kombucha culture Scoby (Symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast). This culture is also known as “mother”, tea mushroom, tea fungus, or Manchurian mushroom. (Kombu tea is believed to have originated in Manchuria, China, or perhaps Russia.)

Whatever you call it, it’s basically like a sourdough starter. SCOBY is a hard gel-like collection of cellulose fibers (biofilms) that, thanks to active bacteria in culture, creates a perfect breeding ground for yeast and bacteria. Dissolve the sugar in boiling water that does not contain chlorine, soak your favorite tea leaves in hot sugar water, and then discard.

When the tea has cooled, add Scoby and pour everything into a sterile beaker or jar. Then cover the beaker or jar with a paper towel or cheesecloth to keep insects away and leave it for 2-3 weeks and it’s done! You have your own homemade kombucha. A new “daughter” SCOBY floats directly above the liquid (technically known as a pellicle in this form).

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Kombucha is not only popular as a beverage, but also promising as a useful biomaterial. for example, Scientists at MIT and Imperial College London last year Created a new kind of tough “creature” Of SCOBY that can be used as a biosensor someday. These materials help purify water and detect damage to “smart” packaging. Wild yeast, commonly used in kombucha, was not available to scientists due to the difficulty of genetically modifying it.Instead, researchers are looking at laboratory-grown yeast, specifically yeast. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Or yeast for brewing.They combined a bacterium called brewing yeast Komagataeibacter rhaeticus Create their “mother” SCOBY (which can produce a lot of cellulose).

A water filter (left) made from kelp tea culture using live bacteria and yeast is less likely to clog than a conventional membrane filter (right).
expansion / / A water filter (left) made from kelp tea culture using live bacteria and yeast is less likely to clog than a conventional membrane filter (right).

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The team was able to manipulate yeast cells to detect contaminants and produce dark-lighting enzymes that could break down after detection.One of their prototype materials senses contaminants Estradiol, While another person can detect Luciferase, Bioluminescent protein. Any number of other strains can be exchanged to achieve different functional properties.

And now we have the potential for SCOBY-based water filters. According to the author of this latest paper, contaminated drinking water leads to the deaths of 2,000 children every day around the world. Commercially available polymer-based filters are compact and versatile and can remove many dangerous contaminants such as bacteria, parasites and even some viruses. However, the pores of these filters eventually become clogged, and the accumulation of clay, oil, mineral, and bacterial biofilms reduces filtration rates and water flow. The latter is particularly permanent and difficult to remove once formed. Scientists are developing materials, methods, and chemical treatments to combat biofilm adhesion to filters. But perhaps a more promising strategy would instead focus on developing materials that inhibit bacterial growth. That’s where kelp tea SCOBY comes in.

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