Similar to the draw spinning technique the direct ink writing technique utilized reversible physical solidification to produce hydrogel fibers. The pregel solution was liqufied through shear thinning process which can be generated by adding microscopic particles such as mircrogel. After leaving the nuzzle, the hydrogel will solidify and retain their shape, and network will be made perment after crosslinking.
An example would be the production of the fiber developed by Lewis et al. Where Silk fibroin was used to generate the desired shear-thinning properties. And the network was formed when the solvent was subsequently changed.