Dr Anna Witek-Krowiak, Dr Anna Dawiec-Liśniewska and Dr Daria Podstawczyk from the Wrocław University of Technology are developing a 3D printing method in hydrogels. Researchers already have sent a patent application for their project and prepare a publication.

The works of Wrocław chemists are going in three directions: composing of hydrogel and thermoplastic materials for 3D printing, agrochemicals and placing living organisms (algae) in hydrogels. All of these realizations are guided by a common idea – designing structures with specific properties and shapes.

In the opinion of chemists, their idea has a chance for commercialization, being the Polish equivalent of filaments currently produced in only a few places in the world – in the Netherlands and Korea. The researchers emphasize that the method is not particularly demanding and can be applied to other composite materials.
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