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Microbial Exopolysaccharides in Additive Manufacturing

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Potential of microbial exopolysaccharides in additive manufacturing

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Microbial exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are produced and secreted into the environment by microorganisms such as bacteria, molds, and yeasts. Despite the benefits of microbial EPSs, there haven't been many studies on how to employ them in actual life, especially in additive manufacturing or 3D printing. It is hoped that more EPSs will be uncovered to act as inks in this technology given the significant development in EPS uses in the biomedical field, particularly 3D printing.

Introduction

Microbial exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are a class of biopolymers synthesized and secreted into the external environment by microorganisms such as bacteria, molds, and yeasts. These gum-like polymers protect the generating organisms by acting as a reserve food source (Hamidi et al. 2022). EPSs are classified as homopolymers (containing only one type of sugar, such as glucose, xylose, or sucrose) or heteropolymers...

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  1. Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Paramedicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran

    Samaneh Keshavarz & Masoud Hamidi

  2. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Center (PIDRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Reza Azizian

  3. Biomedical Innovation & Start-up Association (Biomino), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Reza Azizian

  4. Department of Life Science Engineering, Faculty of New Sciences & Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

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  5. Department of Laboratory Sciences, Sirjan School of Medical Sciences, Sirjan, Iran

    Hadis Fathizadeh

  6. Student Research Committee, Sirjan School of Medical Sciences, Sirjan, Iran

    Hadis Fathizadeh

  7. Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), École polytechnique de Bruxelles - BioMatter unit, Brussels, Belgium

    Masoud Hamidi

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Keshavarz, S., Azizian, R., Malakootikhah, J., Fathizadeh, H., Hamidi, M. (2023). Microbial Exopolysaccharides in Additive Manufacturing. In: Baskar, C., Ramakrishna, S., Daniela La Rosa, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Green Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4921-9_225-2

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