diff --git a/docs/assignments/week04.md b/docs/assignments/week04.md index 06274a2086e1e3458497a13d886bb09182fb8965..366d9cee45de7b7a2fe91b995c3f0575401d8ac3 100644 --- a/docs/assignments/week04.md +++ b/docs/assignments/week04.md @@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ I am also very excited to try out bacterial dyes. I am currently writing up a le  **Figure 7. Close up of patterns created by bacterial growth on fabric.** Patterns on the fabric are created by where the bacteria grew. The differences in fabric type dictated how bacterial colonies formed. *(From left to right: linen, silk, cotton)* + +**Figure 8. Dyeing my lab coat.** I wanted to try using bacteria to dye something larger so I decided to dye my lab coat! It was essentially the same process as described except I used sterilized large mason jars that had been modified with a air filter to house the materials. + + +**Figure 9. Final product!** Bacterial dyed lab coat was a success! Next time I think I will try incubating the bacteria a bit longer to get a deeper colour. I incubated this for about 1 week. Check out my [Living BioLibrary project](https://class.textile-academy.org/2024/ann-macara/project/) to see my lab coat in action at Science Night! + ### Mushroom Pigment  diff --git a/docs/images/week04/bacterialdyelabcoatsetup.png b/docs/images/week04/bacterialdyelabcoatsetup.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..02b4b6b973b7832804423199a804bdd1174fc3a6 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/images/week04/bacterialdyelabcoatsetup.png differ diff --git a/docs/images/week04/finishedlabcoat.png b/docs/images/week04/finishedlabcoat.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..064afe11755b8eadc7938110ce0175235971b043 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/images/week04/finishedlabcoat.png differ