[Science Daily] Inspired by kombucha tea, engineers create 'living materials'

[Science Daily]

Inspired by kombucha tea, engineers create 'living materials'

Engineers have developed a new way to generate tough, functional materials using a mix of bacteria and yeast similar to the 'kombucha mother' used to ferment tea. Using this mix, called a Syn-SCOBY (synthetic symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast), they produced cellulose embedded with enzymes that can perform a variety of functions, such as sensing environmental pollutants.


https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20...112133.htm