Building roots in glass, a bio-inspired approach to creating 3D microvascular networks using plants and fungi

Glass vasculatures formed by a combination of larger ryegrass root with the symbiosis of the mycorrhizal fungi hyphae.

Source: Kyushu University/Tsumori Lab

Researchers have developed a new and convenient technique for building complex 3D microfluidic networks, using plants and fungi which grew their roots into a ‘soil’ medium of nanoparticles of glass (silica) and a cellulose based binding agent.

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