This National Science Foundation Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities Project Grant award, titled "EFRI ELIS: BIOSYNTHETIC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF LIVING BUILDING MATERIALS", provides $1,999,999.00 in funding over the period of September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2027. The award aims to integrate advanced manufacturing, synthetic biology, and materials science to transform microbe-engineered lignocellulosic biomass into a printable ink for biosynthetic additive manufacturing of 3D-printed living materials and building structures. Key research objectives include: 1) developing biomass-derived, microbe-integrated, and printable biomaterials feedstock; 2) 3D printing with living components to optimize material performance and customize living building materials and structures; and 3) characterizing and optimizing the printed materials' properties like strength, thermal performance, self-healing, fire resistance, and carbon storage. A subaward to Purdue University will support work on lignocellulose material engineering, benchmarking mechanical and thermal properties, and conducting life-cycle analysis and techno-economic assessment.
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