3-D printed microscopic cages confine bacteria in tiny zoos for the study of infections
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 08:30
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have used a novel 3-D printing technology to build homes for bacteria at a microscopic level. Their method uses a laser to construct protein "cages" around bacteria in gelatin. The resulting structures can be of almost any shape or size, and can be moved around in relationship to other structures containing bacterial microcommunities.