10/14/2008
Bacterial stereolithography
Artificial bacteria have been engineered to change in color in response to light. Suppose that another species of artificial bacteria could be engineered to either harden or cause their matrix to harden in response to light in a photochemical reaction, this could be used as a form of solid freeform fabrication.
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