Self-Growing and Mechanically Tunable Living Materials with Paenibacillus mucilaginosus Extracellular Polymeric Substances
Yifan Cui, Stéphane Bernhard, Mathias Steinacher, Nika Petelinsek, Lorenzo Minervini, Stefan Mommer, Mark W. Tibbitt · 2026
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Description
Yifan Cui and co-workers grow in 2026 a live build stuff from the slime of a soil germ, a stuff that can grow itself. Most live stuffs trap live cells in dead frames, which caps growth. This slime flows for print, firms on cure, and feeds cell growth.
Cross links and clay or gum adds tune its stiff rank by more than ten fold. Print forms hold sun germ cells that live and grow for a month, and the frame spreads to fill its shape. The stuff could yield self grow coats and green build parts.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yifan Cui, Stéphane Bernhard, Mathias Steinacher, Nika Petelinsek, Lorenzo Minervini, Stefan Mommer, Mark W. Tibbitt |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 51730 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |