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The Team Uses A 3D Printer To Deposit Living Algae (Which Acts As The Ink) Onto The Bacterial Cellulose. Image Credit University Of Rochester
3 June 2021 Insight

Researchers create biodegradable materials from algae and bacteria

By Jessica Owen

Researchers at the University of Rochester and Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands are 3D printing algae onto bacterial cellulose to produce biodegradable materials. Jessica Owen reports.

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