Resilient living materials built by printing bacterial spores
December 2nd, 2019 by Lina M. González
Nature Chemical Biology, Published online: 02 December 2019; doi:10.1038/s41589-019-0412-5
3D printing agarose hydrogels embedded with Bacillus subtilis spores produce custom-shaped materials that are resistant to environmental stresses, while the bacteria maintain the ability to germinate on the surface and respond to stimuli.