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3D Printing Bacteria: the New 3D Printing Material

Researchers at the Zurich Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) have developed a bio-ink for 3D printing bacteria. This breakthrough could lead to the production of biomedical cellulose or biological materials capable of destroying toxic substances. Researchers have developed a 3D

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Researchers at the Zurich Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) have developed a bio-ink for 3D printing bacteria. This breakthrough could lead to the production of biomedical cellulose or biological materials capable of destroying toxic substances.

Researchers have developed a 3D printing platform able to print living bacteria to give 3D printed structures useful functional properties. This study is surprisingly similar to the research carried out by the Technological University of Delft, which 3D printed structures as solid as graphene from bacteria.

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Complex bacteria structures.

Flink: 3D Printing Bacteria

‘Flink,’ or “functional living ink”, is the platform’s name. Researchers say Flink will offer significant opportunities in the biochemistry and biomedicine sectors. Researchers can create what they call microscopic plants from which they have previously selected the species of bacteria to print, affecting their physical properties. This opens the door for creating complex structures, such as artificial skin.