FCB-UANL iGEM
Team members
- José Alonso Flores Coronado
- Alan Alejandro Hernández Cortez
- Cynthia Elizabeth Valenzuela Chapa
- Daniel Sánchez Domínguez
- Alejandro Alfonso Solís Pacheco
- Carlos Adrián Revilla Castillo
- Erik Daniel Antuna García
- Fernando García González
- Héctor Andrés Garza Montelongo
- Juan Manuel Martínez Villalobos
- Leonardo Uriel González Garza
- Víctor Oyervides Ortiz
- Ezequiel Jared Verdeja Rodríguez
- Jorge Luis Hernández Ayala
- Julissa Janeth García Cepeda
- Julieta Monserrat Meléndez Calvo
- Mariann Antonelli Morales Tobías
- Raúl Acosta Murillo
- Rodolfo García Cortés
- Daniela Alvarez Robledo
- Abel Adonai Hernández Sánchez
Team Description
Fluorosurfactants (PFOs) are standard components of firefighting foams but pose an environmental threat. Our goal is to produce an ecofriendly alternative. We propose the use of Ranaspumin-2, a protein present in the bubble nests of Leptodactylus fragilis, to substitute PFOs as a foaming agent in firefighting mixtures. Not only will our project aid the environment, but it can reduce production costs of foams, allowing underfunded fire departments to access these tools.
