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  • Microalgae show promise for wound healing due to oxygen generation.
  • Developing methods to incorporate microalgae into biomaterials is crucial for therapeutic applications.
  • Existing fabrication techniques require validation for their impact on microalgal viability.

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  • To assess the safety and efficacy of bio-jetting and threading technologies for handling living microalgae.
  • To fabricate microalgae-bearing architectures (beads, scaffolds) for potential wound healing applications.
  • To ensure microalgal integrity at a molecular level after processing.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized electric field (bio-electrospraying, cell electrospinning) and non-electric field (aerodynamically assisted bio-jetting/threading) technologies.
  • Processed microalgae in suspension and within polymeric suspensions.
  • Fabricated microalgae-loaded beads and fiber/scaffold architectures.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated safe handling of living microalgae using jetting and threading technologies.
  • Successfully formed microalgae-bearing architectures, including beads and scaffolds.
  • Established that the fabrication processes do not negatively affect microalgae at a molecular level.

Conclusions:

  • Bio-jetting and threading technologies can safely encapsulate living microalgae into functional architectures.
  • These methods provide a foundation for developing novel microalgae-based wound healing materials.
  • Further investigation into biomechanical properties of these living architectures is warranted.