Pollen-based support structure for soft 3D printing inks The scientists also found that that the soft and flexible pollen microgel particles, derived from tough pollen grains, could potentially serve ...

When it comes to the 3D bioprinting of replacement body parts or other implanted items, the material that's used needs to be strong yet flexible, and also biocompatible. According to new research, ...

(Nanowerk News) Scientists from the Natural History Museum, London (United Kingdom), and the ESRF, the European Synchrotron, Grenoble (France), have found that some pollen has survived mass ...