Bionic 3D printed corals

Daniel Wangpraseurt; Shangting You; Farooq Azam; Gianni Jacucci; Olga Gaidarenko; Mark Hildebrand; Michael Kühl; Alison G. Smith; Matthew P. Davey; Alyssa Smith; Dimitri D. Deheyn; Shaochen Chen; Silvia Vignolini

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-15486-4

Nature Communications (Apr 2020)

Bionic 3D printed corals

Daniel Wangpraseurt,
Shangting You,
Farooq Azam,
Gianni Jacucci,
Olga Gaidarenko,
Mark Hildebrand,
Michael Kühl,
Alison G. Smith,
Matthew P. Davey,
Alyssa Smith,
Dimitri D. Deheyn,
Shaochen Chen,
Silvia Vignolini

Affiliations

Daniel Wangpraseurt: Bioinspired Photonics Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Shangting You: Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego
Farooq Azam: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego
Gianni Jacucci: Bioinspired Photonics Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Olga Gaidarenko: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego
Mark Hildebrand: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego
Michael Kühl: Marine Biological Section, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen
Alison G. Smith: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge
Matthew P. Davey: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge
Alyssa Smith: Bioinspired Photonics Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Dimitri D. Deheyn: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego
Shaochen Chen: Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego
Silvia Vignolini: Bioinspired Photonics Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15486-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Corals have evolved as finely tuned light collectors. Here, the authors report on the 3D printing of coral-inspired biomaterials, that mimic the coral-algal symbiosis; these bionic corals lead to dense microalgal growth and can find applications in algal biotechnology and applied coral science.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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