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ArticleNature communications2026

Engineered microbial hydrogels with confined architecture and binary microbes for efficient hydrogen production.

Xiaoyi Li, Qing Long, Minwen Jiang, Weiwei Tan, Ning Ding, Han Sun, Xuanqi Liu, Xia Hu, Hai Liu, Xiaojie Li and 3 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Xiaoyi LiCollege of Biomass Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Qing LongCollege of Biomass Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Minwen JiangCollege of Biomass Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Weiwei TanCollege of Biomass Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Ning DingCollege of Biomass Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Han SunEngineering Research Center of Watershed Carbon Neutrality of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization Ministry of Education, Center for Algae Innovation & Engineering Research, and School of Resources & Environment, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7139-5914
Xuanqi LiuCollege of Biomass Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xia HuCollege of Biomass Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hai LiuCollege of Biomass Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xiaojie LiCollege of Biomass Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Jin LiuEngineering Research Center of Watershed Carbon Neutrality of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization Ministry of Education, Center for Algae Innovation & Engineering Research, and School of Resources & Environment, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. gjinliu@ncu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4050-7207
Jiajing ZhouCollege of Biomass Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. jjzhou@scu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5203-4737
Xiaosheng DuCollege of Biomass Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. thomasdu@scu.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22408243National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52173260
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Renewable energy sources, particularly hydrogen, offer a promising solution to address global energy crisis and carbon emissions. Microalgae-driven hydrogen production has attracted immense interest in both scientific and industrial fields. However, challenges such as high oxygen sensitivity, substantial water demand, and low hydrogen production efficiency limit their potential. Here, we develop a core-shell symbiotic hydrogel system for enhanced hydrogen production via leveraging coaxial 3D bioprinting to spatially separate microalgae (i.e., core component) and bacteria (i.e., shell component). These networks optimize light and nutrient utilization while providing a localized anaerobic microenvironment to facilitate hydrogen production from microalgal photosynthesis. The symbiotic system enables a high hydrogen yield (1763 ± 98 mL L

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HydrogelsHydrogenMicroalgaeBioprintingPhotosynthesisSymbiosisHydrogelsHydrogen

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PMID41872234
PMCPMC13172049

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