Innovator Profile
Jordan Cannon
PhD Candidate, Microbiology
Jordan Cannon is a graduate student in the Department of Microbiology at UT Knoxville. His research interests include identifying and characterizing enzymes involved in PLLA depolymerization as well as engineering them for increased specificity for PLLA. The ultimate goal for this work is to utilize engineered variants in enzymatic recycling processes for PLLA.
Available Technologies
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Modified Proteases for Accelerated PLLA Degradation
Researchers at the University of Tennessee have developed novel enzyme mutations with improved depolymerization of high molecular weight PLLA. Amino a ... (read more)
Contact Information
UTRF Multi-Campus Office
UT Tower, Suite 961A
Physical Address:
400 W. Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37902
Postal Address:
505 Summer Place
Knoxville, TN 37902