Design and construction of 3D printed devices to investigate active and passive bacterial dispersal on hydrated surfaces.
Thierry KuhnMatteo BuffiSaskia BindschedlerPatrick S G ChainDiego GonzalezClaire E StanleyLukas Y WickPilar JunierXiang-Yi Li RichterPublished in: BMC biology (2022)
The 3D printed devices can be used as an abiotic control to study bacterial dispersal on hydrated surfaces, such as plant roots and fungal hyphae networks in the soil. By teasing apart the abiotic and biotic dimensions, these 3D printed devices will stimulate further research on microbial dispersal in soil and other water-unsaturated environments.