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  • Bioengineering
  • Materials Science
  • Microbiology

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  • Nature employs vascular systems for large-area surface functionality control.
  • Controlling hybrid living-nonliving systems at surfaces presents significant challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate the application of bioinspired vascular systems for controlling biological surfaces.
  • To develop a model for predicting surface patterns based on vascular channel arrangements.
  • To achieve spatial separation and localization of bacterial species.

Main Methods:

  • Creating vascular channels in agar using fugitive ink printing.
  • Introducing antibiotics into vascular networks to affect surface bacteria (Escherichia coli).
  • Developing a theoretical model based on single-channel experiments to predict surface patterns.

Main Results:

  • Spatial control over bacterial survival was achieved based on proximity to vascular channels.
  • A predictive model successfully guided the creation of complex surface cell patterns.
  • Different bacterial species were spatially separated and localized using distinct vascular channels with active compounds.

Conclusions:

  • Bioinspired embedded vascular systems can predictably control biological systems at surfaces.
  • This technology lays the groundwork for advanced spatially and temporally controlled biointerfaces.
  • Potential applications exist in both industrial and medical fields for precise biological control.