Fabrication of photosynthetic algae-laden hydrogel scaffolds for 3D-printing

Researchers at Technische Universität Dresden (Germany) have demonstrated that microalgae can be immobilized in 3D alginate-based scaffolds with predesigned geometry by the RP technique 3D plotting achieving a higher organizational and structural level compared to immobilization in beads. Both, the scaffold fabrication process as well as the alginate-based hydrogel material are compatible with the algae cells as no adverse effects had been observed. The alginate matrix has proven its suitability for cultivation of the embedded algae—as indicated by cell growth and photosynthetic activity. (Engineering in Life Sciences, 2015, DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201400205)

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