(MENAFN- NewsBytes) The next logical step to 3D printing inanimate objects is to print living beings, and a team of researchers appears to have done just that. They have developed an ink that can be 3D printed that comprises engineered bacterial cells. The novel compound can be formed into structures that release anti-cancer drugs and capture environmental toxins. Here are more details on this invention.
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The newest advancements in 3D printing are shape-changing polymers that must be catalyzed, and now microbial inks that are responsive to changes in their environment. The microbial ink is capable of releasing azurin, a known cancer cure. It can also capture the toxin bisphenol A (BPA) used to make plastics and consequently cause cancer and infertility.
Publication The one-of kind living ink is made completely from protein compounds
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