Iron can be microbially extracted from Lunar and Martian regolith simulants and 3D printed into tough structural materials
S. M. Castelein, T. F. Aarts, J. Schleppi, R. Hendrikx, A. Böttger, D. Benz, M. Marechal, A. Makaya, S. J. Brouns, M. Schwentenwein, A. S. Meyer, B. A. E. Lehner
This paper demonstrates using bacteria to extract iron from lunar and Martian regolith simulants and 3D printing the extracted material into stronger structural components.
bioRxiv · Nov 15, 2020Microbiology