3D Bioprinting to Fabricate Living Microalgal Materials

Vinod Kumar; Mikhail S Vlaskin; Anatoly V Grigorenko

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2021.10.006

3D Bioprinting to Fabricate Living Microalgal Materials

Trends Biotechnol. 2021 Dec;39(12):1243-1244. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2021.10.006. Epub 2021 Oct 21.

Authors

Vinod Kumar¹, Mikhail S Vlaskin², Anatoly V Grigorenko²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Life Sciences, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248002, India; Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow 117198, Russia. Electronic address: vinodkdhatwalia@gmail.com.
² Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 125412, Russia.

PMID: 34689997
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2021.10.006

Abstract

3D bioprinting to fabricate live microalgal materials is an impending technological transformation in the field of microalgal biotechnology. Balasubramanian et al. have demonstrated 3D bioprinting using alginate hydrogel encapsulation to create unique photosynthetically active microalgal biomaterials that are biodegradable, regenerative, and eco-friendly.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biocompatible Materials
Bioprinting*
Hydrogels
Microalgae*
Printing, Three-Dimensional
Tissue Engineering
Tissue Scaffolds

Substances

Biocompatible Materials
Hydrogels