How to make artificial meat even more like the real
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Artificial meat is becoming more and more similar to the present
Today is becoming increasingly popular (though still largely experimental) product supply. There are several companies that have quite successfully mastered the technology of production of artificial meat and even used it when creating patties for burgers. Recently in this race entered . However, at the moment, artificial meat there is one problem — its texture is still far from ideal.
What is artificial meat different from the natural
If you try to simplify the technology of production of artificial meat, you get something like this: scientists take muscle cells of animals and put them in the bioreactor — capacity, which supports optimal conditions for the growth and reproduction of cells. In the lab you can grow arbitrarily large number of such cells, but the texture of the meat gives not only the cells themselves, but also the muscle fibers, around which they «accumulate».
Real meat of animals is composed of a frame made of coarse fibers, therefore, meat and has its own properties. Something like scientists want to recreate in the laboratory, as it still looks very unnatural.
According to the editorial Board , based on similar theses, scientists from the School of engineering and applied Sciences Harvard University used a process known as «rotary jet spinning» to create nanofibers from safe food gelatin. In fact it is a bio-printer that can «braid» printed material. With the help of technology jet spinning, they created a thin fiber of food-grade gelatin, which serve as the replacement of the intercellular substance of this muscle and skeleton muscle cells.
When muscle cells of rabbits and cows were subsequently placed in a bioreactor with co-located artificial muscle fibers, these cells are entrenched in the fibers and begin to multiply, eventually forming a texture similar to that of real meat. How do you feel about artificial meat? Write about it in our
Artificial meat grown by scientists (top) and rabbit (bottom)
Mechanical tests confirmed that the obtained test-tube meat is very similar to the present. However, it is still not perfect. Scientists claim that in ordinary meat fibers are much more than what they did.
Although cultured and natural products had comparable texture, natural meats contain more muscle fibers, which means they were more Mature — says the study's lead author, Harvard University doctor Luke McQueen. Maturation of muscle and fat cells in vitro is still a very big problem that will require a combination of innovative sources of stem cells recipes to create nourishing environments that develop edible scaffolds, such as ours, as well as advances in methods of improving bioreactors. Ultimately, we believe that it is possible to develop any kind of meat with any texture, taste and other characteristics.
Despite the relatively high success in the creation of artificial meat, scientists still have a lot of work. In particular, at the moment not quite comfortable the technology of production, as fiber and muscle cell need to grow separately, and then combine them in the bioreactor. If we manage to develop technology for the cultivation of all components «in one Chang» it will be a real breakthrough.
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