Self-dyeing textiles grown from cellulose-producing bacteria with engineered tyrosinase expression
Kenneth T. Walker, Jennifer Keane, Vivianne J. Goosens, Wenzhe Song, Koon‐Yang Lee, Tom Ellis
This paper engineers Komagataeibacter rhaeticus to produce self-dyeing bacterial cellulose through melanin biosynthesis, enabling sustainable textile fabrication.
bioRxiv · Feb 28, 2023 · PreprintSynthetic Biology