Scalable, 3D-printable droplet network mimics biological tissue filtering; soft robotics, bio-scaffolding, mineral extraction from wastewater

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-3d-printable-material-body-robots.html

"artificial tissue-like fabrication not scalable, overcome utilizing emulsification/ centrifugation, jamming billions of membrane-bound water droplets together within minutes forming macro-scale, flexible materials... adding specific proteins to droplets enables selective transport of targeted ions, allowing ionic current conduction for neuromorphic computing or filtering valuable nutrients/ minerals from industrial wastewater... bio-scaffolds, soft robotic actuators, and selective chemical extraction membranes"