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Next-generation 3D-printed nutritious food derived from waste plastic and biomass
Lahiru N Jayakody1, Scott D Hamilton-Brehm2, Ken B Anderson3
1School of Biological Science, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA; Fermentation Science Institute, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA.
Trends in Biotechnology
|May 16, 2024
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