Amadee-20-BACTeRMA
Details
| Acronym | BACTeRMA |
| Description | Test along the ESA project BACTERMA to assess the effectiveness of bacterial dyes on microbial development on astronaut underwear. |
| Principal Investigator (PI) | Dr. Seda Özdemir | seda.ozdemirfritz@oewf.org |
| Organisation | OeWF/ESA |
| Co-Investigators | Dr. Gernot Grömer | gernot.groemer@oewf.org |
Summary
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| Test along the ESA project BACTERMA to assess the effectiveness of bacterial dyes on microbial development on astronaut underwear. | OeWF/ESA |
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The ÖWF is tasked by the European Space Agency in partnership with the Vienna Textile Lab to explore the biocidal potential of secondary metabolites of bacteria. The aim is to identify factors that help reducing
or terminating microbial strains on textiles and use them as microbial textile-dye. The first practical test will take place during the AMADEE20 mission in October 2021. This testing is focused on Skin-Irritations and Comfort. Selected patches will be included into the undergarment of the Analogue Astronauts for a certain period of time. The Analogue Astronauts will document the skin and textile conditions during this time with photographs and questionnaires. After the mission the textile patches will be sent back to the Vienna Textile Lab where antimicrobial tests and a pH test will be performed.
Experiment Data
| Date | Files |
|---|---|
| 2021-10-04 | files |