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3D Printing with Bacteria-Loaded Ink Produces Bone-Like Composites

TBMG-48025

05/01/2023

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Researchers have pioneered a 3D printable ink that contains Sporosarcina pasteurii: a bacterium that, when exposed to a urea-containing solution, triggers a mineralization process that produces calcium carbonate (CaCO3). The ink — dubbed BactoInk — can be used to 3D print virtually any shape, which will then gradually mineralize over the course of a few days.

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"3D Printing with Bacteria-Loaded Ink Produces Bone-Like Composites," Mobility Engineering, May 1, 2023.
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May 1, 2023
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TBMG-48025
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