| In a statement released today, Patrick Rühs, author of the study, said: 'There is tremendous potential for using 3D printing with bacterial-containing hydrogels because there is a great deal of useful Bacteria.  Scientists working on these materials refer to it as' Flink ', which means' a living ink that is made from a mixture of hydrogels and bacteria that retain both the vitality of the bacteria and Can be 3D printed to almost any shape. The technology's difficulty is to find the right texture, according to project researcher Manuel Schaffner, 'The ink must be as viscous as a toothpaste and have the consistency of a hand cream.' 'If bacteria can not move if the ink is too hard Will limit the bacteria to play a good role. The study is still in its infancy, but the bacterial ink is very versatile: a type of bacterial ink can be used to break down toxic chemicals often found in the chemical industry, while another type of cellulose that naturally secrete cellulose can be used for medical Applications such as burn treatment and skin substitutes. There are also some bacterial species that researchers envisioned for cleaning up oil spills, sensing toxins in drinking water, and studying how bacteria form biofilms.The next step was to find ways to speed print time and expand production. |
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