{"id":118997,"date":"2023-10-23T19:03:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T23:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/?p=118997"},"modified":"2023-10-30T11:24:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T15:24:11","slug":"using-3d-printed-materials-for-cleaning-contaminated-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/using-3d-printed-materials-for-cleaning-contaminated-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Using 3D-Printed Materials for Cleaning Contaminated Water"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Brigitte Rodriguez, Publishing Associate: Researcher & Writer for Save The Water\u2122 | October 29, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n At the University of California, San Diego, researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the fight against water pollution. It involves an innovative material called a “<\/span>modified living material<\/span><\/a>\u201d. Thanks to this 3D printing material, it\u2019s possible to remove pollutants from the water. This makes the water safe to drink<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Combining polymeric materials and living systems has led researchers to devise a new water pollution mitigation method: 3D-printed materials. These are also known as modified living material.<\/span><\/p>\n This material is made from a seaweed <\/span>polymer<\/span><\/a> and a genetically modified bacteria. It\u2019s designed to remove <\/span>select pollutants from its surroundings<\/span><\/a>. As well, the enzymes released from this process help to break down the structure of the contaminating molecules. Thus, this\u00a0 allows the molecules to go from harmful to harmless compounds.<\/span><\/p>\n Additionally, the seaweed polymer is printed in a <\/span>grid<\/span><\/a> structure. This shape allows bacteria a better chance to survive and effectively do their cleaning job.<\/span><\/p>\n This kind of technology has many <\/span>benefits:<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n But it also has some disadvantages: <\/span>disadvantages<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n There <\/span>are some technologies that treat contaminated water:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Using 3D printing technology to purify polluted water has great potential to better the lives of those who struggle to access clean and safe water. The real promise of this innovation lies in the ability to provide a solution for water contamination.<\/span><\/p>\n As research and development in this field continues to advance, it\u2019s exciting to consider the positive effects this technology can bring for everyone. Therefore, researchers are looking to create new materials that combat water pollution. Additionally, <\/span>their goal is to make materials that respond to stimuli that are already present in the environment<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n The hope is that all specialists from all fields will come together and be able to further develop this idea. The development of 3D printed materials for water cleaning is just the beginning and constitutes an environmentally friendly approach.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Brigitte Rodriguez, Publishing Associate: Researcher & Writer for Save The Water\u2122 | October 29, 2023 At…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12900,"featured_media":118999,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,65],"tags":[547,564,575],"yst_prominent_words":[1246,3335,790,2987,2450,1502],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118997"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12900"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118997"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119004,"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118997\/revisions\/119004"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118997"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=118997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}3D-Printed Materials for Water Cleanup<\/span><\/h2>\n
Advantages and Disadvantages of 3D-Printed Materials<\/span><\/h2>\n
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What Other Technologies Can We Use To Treat Contaminated Water?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Future Perspectives With 3D-Printed Materials<\/span><\/h2>\n