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Will your Future Clothes be Made of Algae?

A mini T-shirt demonstrates the photosynthetic living materials created in the lab of Rochester biology professor Anne S. Meyer using 3D printers and a new bioink technique. (University of Rochester photo)

For the first time, an international team of researchers from the University of Rochester and Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands used 3D printers and a novel bioprinting technique to print algae into living, photosynthetic materials that are tough and resilient. The material has a variety of applications in the energy, medical, and fashion sectors. The research is published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials.

“Three-dimensional printing is a powerful technology for fabrication of living functional materials that have a huge potential in a wide range of env...

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