Programmable Microbial Ink for 3D Printing of Living Materials Produced from Genetically Engineered Protein Nanofibers
Anna Duraj‐Thatte, Avinash Manjula‐Basavanna, Jarod Rutledge, Jing Xia, Shabir Hassan, Arjirios Sourlis, Andrés G. Rubio, Ami Lesha, Michael Zenkl, Anton Kan, David A. Weitz, Yu Shrike Zhang, Neel S. Joshi
This paper develops a microbial ink for 3D printing living materials using genetically engineered E. coli cells that self-assemble into nanofiber networks capable of sequestering toxins and releasing biologics.
Nature Communications · Nov 23, 2021Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology