{"id":4326,"date":"2026-09-11T22:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T22:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/?p=4326"},"modified":"2026-09-11T22:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T22:16:06","slug":"research-roundup-3dprinting-by-omics4cmeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/fr\/research-roundup-3dprinting-by-omics4cmeat\/","title":{"rendered":"[Research Roundup] 3D-Printing Plant Proteins for Cultivated Meat by Omics4CMeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4326\" class=\"elementor elementor-4326\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660dbe53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"660dbe53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bc5426b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bc5426b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cultivated meat is real meat grown from animal cells in a controlled lab environment. Pairing these cells with plant proteins can enhance taste and texture while reducing reliance on animal\u2011derived materials.<\/p><p>In this study, Team <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cccm.mcmaster.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Omics4CMeat<\/a><\/strong> introduces a 3D\u2011printing strategy for creating mechanically stable, additive\u2011free soy and pea protein scaffolds\u2014structures that support cell growth and help shape whole\u2011cut cultivated meat.<\/p><h3 aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Keywords<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><ul><li>3D-printing<\/li><li>Cultivated meat<\/li><li>Plant protein<\/li><li>Protein scaffolds<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-172618c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"172618c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/14gvbFhTzaz3Ypj5B3Vh0fcbQD9lOwoBu\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Omics-Saraf-Selvaganapathy-2026-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4329\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Omics-Saraf-Selvaganapathy-2026-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Omics-Saraf-Selvaganapathy-2026-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Omics-Saraf-Selvaganapathy-2026-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Omics-Saraf-Selvaganapathy-2026-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Omics-Saraf-Selvaganapathy-2026-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Omics-Saraf-Selvaganapathy-2026.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Click to view this visual abstract as a PDF<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b71ab37 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b71ab37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74cf197 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74cf197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Research Highlights<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><ul><li><p>Plant\u2011protein scaffolds are challenging to print into fine, stable fibres without using additives such as polysaccharides<\/p><\/li><li><p>A coagulation-assisted printing approach enables soy and pea proteins to form fine fibres with muscle-scale dimensions<\/p><\/li><li><p>Dual crosslinking improves the colour and structural stability of the printed scaffolds<\/p><\/li><li><p>The resulting polysaccharide-free scaffolds support muscle cell growth and show potential for cultivated meat applications<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3 aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Editorial Reflections<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p>In this study, the team shows how soy and pea proteins can be 3D-printed into fine scaffolds that overcome the usual challenges in forming fine, stable plant-protein fibres without additives. Their coagulation-assisted printing approach enables the formation of fine fibres with muscle-scale dimensions, while dual crosslinking improves the colour and structural stability of the resulting scaffolds. The scaffolds can also support muscle-cell growth, demonstrating their potential for future cultivated meat applications.<\/p><p>Team <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cccm.mcmaster.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Omics4CMeat<\/a><\/strong> at McMaster University aims to complement traditional meat production by developing technologies to support cell-cultured meat as an additional protein source to help reduce GHG emissions. Contributing authors from the team are (in alphabetical order):<\/p><ul><li><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pegah-saraf-12b397208\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pegah Saraf<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 PhD student, Biomedical Engineering Department, McMaster University<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ravi-selvaganapathy-3a256879\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">P. Ravi Selvaganapathy<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 PI, Omics4CMeat &amp; Director, Canadian Consortium for Cultivated Meat<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Food for Thought:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.foodhyd.2026.113193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full article here<\/a>. How familiar or unfamiliar does 3D-printed cultivated meat feel to you? If a product like this were available in years in the coming years, would you be open to trying it as a consumer? What might encourage you to give it a chance?<\/span><\/p><h3 aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">References<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p>Saraf, P., &amp; Selvaganapathy, P. R. (2027). Coagulation-assisted extrusion 3D-printing of soy and pea protein isolate scaffolds for cultivated meat applications. Food Hydrocolloids, 183, 113193. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.foodhyd.2026.113193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.foodhyd.2026.113193<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfd1d08 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bfd1d08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0abeafc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0abeafc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">About the Climate-Smart Agri-Food Network<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Funded by Genome Canada through the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/genomecanada.ca\/challenge-areas\/climate-smart-agriculture-and-food-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Climate\u2011Smart Agriculture and Food Systems<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0portfolio, the Network brings together nine Interdisciplinary Challenge Teams (ICTs) and two hubs \u2014 the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/fr\/ag-act-agricultural-genomics-action-centre\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Agricultural Genomics Action Centre (AG\u2011ACt)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/fr\/cs-dcc-climate-smart-data-collaboration-centre\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Climate\u2011Smart Data Collaboration Centre (CS\u2011DCC)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u2014 to advance climate\u2011smart agriculture through genomic innovations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cultivated meat is real meat grown from animal cells in a controlled lab environment. Pairing these cells with plant proteins can enhance taste and texture while reducing reliance on animal\u2011derived materials. In this study, Team Omics4CMeat introduces a 3D\u2011printing strategy for creating mechanically stable, additive\u2011free soy and pea protein scaffolds\u2014structures that support cell growth and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4327,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage-news","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4326"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4332,"href":"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4326\/revisions\/4332"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}