Biological, physical and morphological factors for the programming of a novel microbial hygromorphic material

This paper explores biological, physical, and morphological factors influencing the programming of a novel microbial-based smart hybrid material which is responsive to changes in environmental humidity. The bacterial spore-based hygromorph biocomposites (HBCs) were developed and aggregated to enable them to open and close apertures and demonstrate programmable responses to changes in environmental humidity.

Birch, E. R. P., Bridgens, B., Zhang, M., & Dade-Robertson, M. (2024). Biological, physical and morphological factors for the programming of a novel microbial hygromorphic material. Bioinspir Biomim.

https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/ad3a4d