Fig. 6: a) Photograph of an alginate capsule fiber formed after exiting the microtube

Fig. 6: a) Photograph of an alginate capsule fiber formed after exiting the microtube. b) Confocal
fluorescence microscopy image of part of a 3D-printed alginate capsule construct. The fluorescence arises
from encapsulated fluorescently labelled polystyrene microbeads to demonstrate the integrity and stability
of the alginate capsules.