Siderophores
Siderophores are low molecular weight (<10KD) iron chelating compounds synthesized by many bacteria. The siderophores produced by IrIdES bacteria are fluorescent molecules.
Silver nanoparticles
Nanoparticles are materials between 1 and 100 nm in diameter. The specific surface area increases generally in reversal proportion to the particle size: for example, when a 1 cm particle is fragmented to 1μm and 10nm, the specific surface area increases ten thousand times and million times, respectively. The increasing of the specific surface area directly influences properties like solubility and the reaction rates of the particles. These characteristics make nanoparticles different from the bulk material.
Silver nanoparticles from IrIdES show antibiotic activity against dangerous pathogens. These nanoparticles can be used for the production of disinfectant materials, as wipes or spray.
Biocellulose
Biocellulose is grown in IrIdES laboratories by bacteria that convert sugar into cellulose, forming the fibers that make up the paper fabric. For bacteria known in the licterature, it takes 10 days to grow enough Biocellulose to be able to “harvest” the fibers. By contrast, bacteria from IrIdES produce biocellulse in only 4-5 days.
