Employing photocurable biopolymers to engineer photosynthetic 3D-printed living materials for production of chemicals
Gábor Szilveszter Tóth, Oskar Backman, Tiia Siivola, Wenyang Xu, Sergey Kosourov, Vilja Siitonen, Chunlin Xu, Yagut Allahverdiyeva
Abstract
Photosynthetic microbes entrapped within a novel photocurable bioink demonstrate enhanced chemical productivity and longevity in 3D-printed films. This approach holds promise for the sustainable and scalable production of solar chemicals and fuels.
Topics & Concepts
PhotosynthesisProductivityNanotechnologyProduction (economics)3d printedBiochemical engineeringSustainable productionChemistryMaterials sciencePulp and paper industryPolymer scienceEngineeringManufacturing engineeringBiochemistryMacroeconomicsEconomics3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationAlgal biology and biofuel production