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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Mater. 2022 Apr 24;34(26):e2201326. doi: 10.1002/adma.202201326

Figure 8.

Figure 8.

Living cells generate biopolymers with diverse chemistries and forming diverse structures. a) Microbial cells can produce diverse biopolymers, including polysaccharides (alginate, cellulose, hyaluronate) and polyamides (poly-γ-glutamate and protein). b) Microbial cells can produce biopolymers that form diverse structures and microstructures, including flat sheets, solid particles, hollow particles, and aligned fibrils.