MATERIALS¶

ALGINATE¶

"In the textile industry it is used to produce alginic fiber, consisting of calcium alginate and produced for the first time in 1944. The production process sees the transformation of alginic acid into sodium alginate and then into calcium alginate by adding salts suitable. It is used as a support for the production of lace, as it can be eliminated by alkaline washing, and in several types of medical products including in the production of gauze used to promote the healing of burns that can be removed causing less pain than conventional gauze. This is due to the fact that human tissues are able to absorb it without adverse consequences."

-ALGAE CAN SAVE THE WORLD-

-ABOUT ALGINATE-

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CORN & TAPIOCA STARCH¶

via GIPHY

-WHAT ABOUT BIOMATERIAL with STARCH?-

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KOMBUCHA¶

--What's Kombucha?!😮--

Check here ...and here!

HOW !?!?!

KOMBUCHA RECIPE

MYCELIUM¶

--What's Mycelium?!😮--

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What's possible with it?

Well, anything is possible. Any shape and size. Also, the look and feel of a product can be tuned to fit your unique needs. You can adjust mass, resilience and surface of the finished product.

Grown products are found in interiors, packaging, building and construction. New possibilities arise constantly, such as production sets for TV shows.

What are the characteristics:

Renewable raw materials. No oil based sources, or products containing toxic elements
Limitless available, re-producable in Lab environment
Flexible; it can be designed to any specification or desired shape
Fire resistant
VOC free (Volatile organic compounds)
Insulating, both temperature as well as sound
Buoyant, did you know that even surf boards can be made?
Compostable, making the circle round

What I've used?

GROWLAY + HEMP SUBSTRATE

HOW !?!?!

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MYCELIUM DATASHEET

GROWLAY 3D PRINTING "GROWING" FILAMENT¶

[Growlay 3D Printing Filament]

The basis of functioning of the GROWLAY brown is the ability to serve as a means of growth to vegetables through its porosity and microcapillaries that form the material. A piece made with a 3D FDM printer and the brown GROWLAY filament is capable of absorbing water, liquid fertilizer or any nutrient that will be key to feeding the root of the vegetable that you want to grow.

The brown GROWLAY, apart from containing porosity, incorporates natural cellular material derived from the wood that serves as food for every vegetable element that is inserted in the piece. Following is a series of applications of this material:

In pieces created with this material the moss grows in the same way as in stones or trees, with the same ease and speed. Mold also grows, through the capillaries of open cells, forming the mycelium. The mycelium is the vegetative apparatus of the fungi, by which they feed, being the crucial part for the growth of fungi on the pieces created with the brown GROWLAY. Developments carried out by Parthy demonstrate that it is possible to grow lichen to obtain cheese mold.

The brown GROWLAY is a perfect base for the seeds of grasses or spores to find a place to germinate. During the growth the roots cling through the small cavities that the structure of the filling of the piece presents, giving rise to a fast and safe growth.

Research centers, pharmaceutical centers or even creative chefs benefit from this filament thanks to the fact that it can be sterilized by a liquid or gas process, never thermal. This great advantage makes GROWLAY brown a filament able to grow food in a healthy way for consumption, something never seen before in 3D FDM printing.

The brown GROWLAY can be easily printed by any current 3D FDM printer thanks to its good rigidity, tensile strength and adequate thermal stability, characteristics similar to other Kai Parthy filaments, such as the LAYWOO-D3.

Here are some recommendations to safely print the GROWLAY brown:

It is recommended to use a nozzle of at least 0.4 mm in diameter, although it is advisable to use a nozzle of 0.5 mm in diameter.. The optimum temperature of the extruder can vary between 235 and 250 °C, if a lower temperature is used it is likely that a jam will occur in the HotEnd. Once an impression with this filament has been completed, the filament should be removed and the cleaning filament loaded for 30 seconds to eliminate any traces of the wood particles contained in the brown GROWLAY. This way the user avoids jams in future impressions. Masterspool format The 250 g. format of the Growlay filament can sometimes cause problems during the printing process because it does not include a spool that helps the correct supply of material from the 3D printer.

To avoid this type of problem when printing this and other filaments that are sold in masterspool format you can use a variable spool holder. Thanks to the use of this device, all kinds of tangles and overlaps derived from the absence of a spool are largely avoided.

DEHYDRATATION TIPS (PRE-PRINT)¶

To use GROWLAY filament it is recommended to use a printing temperature of between 200 and 240 ºC. Like standard PLA, this material does not require a warm bed, so the temperature of the appropriate printing base would be between 40 and 60 ºC. For better adhesion, a Buildtak printing base or Magigoo adhesive can be used. This will avoid the warping effect even on large pieces.

As far as printing speed is concerned, it is recommended to print at a speed of between 40 and 60 mm/s. As usual, lower layer heights produce greater detail clarity, but the printing process will be slower.

To obtain the maximum strength of the 3D printed part, it is recommended to anneal the part. This process can be carried out in a common oven, in a temperature range of 80 - 130 ºC, and serves to promote greater crystallisation which improves the properties of the piece.

Preheat the furnace. Place the printed piece on a tray at room temperature. Place the tray with the printed piece in the oven Wait between 30 and 60 minutes for the annealing to be completed. Turn off the oven and wait for it to cool down to room temperature before removing the piece.

This process can produce shrinkage and/or deformation of the printed piece. The degree of shrinkage depends largely on the geometry of the part.

GROWLAY filament is VERY sensitive to moisture absorption, so it is recommended that the filament be kept in a vacuum pack with a desiccant bag or use a PrintDry vacuum-sealed filament pack. If you have been exposed to damp conditions, it is recommended that you use a filament dryer such as PrintDry II to dry the filament. Using the filament wet can cause degradation of the polymer, increase the brittleness of the material or affect the adhesion of layers when printing a 3D part.

GROWLAY CULTIVABLE FILAMENT DATASHEET

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ENTWINED HEMP 3D PRINTING FILAMENT¶

[Entwined Hemp 3D Printing Filament]

The filament Entwined™ (hemp filament) is a 3D FDM printing material developed and manufactured by 3D Fuel; a US company dedicated to the manufacture of filaments. 3D Fuel differs from other filament manufacturers in its commitment and dedication to establish itself as a sustainable company, working day by day to reduce the carbon footprint in all its processes, from manufacturing to logistics and distribution of its filaments.

Entwined™ is one of the materials that make up 3D Fuel's C2composites line of materials, made up of biocomposite filaments.

The filament Entwined™ has a PLA (polylactic acid) base. PLA (Polylactic Acid) is a biodegradable plastic obtained from natural resources. In particular, it is obtained from starch extracted from corn, beet and wheat. PLA is one of the most widely used materials in 3D printing today because it does not give off harmful gases and there is no need for a hot-bed 3D printer, making it very easy to print with it on any FDM technology 3D printer using the standard PLA configuration.

In the case of the filament Entwined™, the PLA that acts as a base and binder for the hemp particles, is an additive PLA so that, by means of post-processing based on annealing, a higher heat resistance is achieved than that of other PLAs on the market.

In addition to PLA, following the philosophy of 3D Fuel, this filament is produced from sustainably grown hemp, in controlled cultivation fields and without the application of herbicides or pesticides.

Hemp is often considered to be one of the first plants ever grown. Over time, various products have been developed from this plant, such as clothing or textile fibres, paper, fuel, beauty products, filters, insulation or plastics.

Hemp can be used to make a wide variety of plastics. In fact, in the 1940s, Ford produced a prototype car made from hemp and soya plastics. Unfortunately, this vehicle was never marketed. The use of hemp at an industrial level is very interesting from the point of view of sustainability, since hemp crops grow more densely compared to corn and other plants, and industrial use crops do not require the application of herbicides or pesticides, which reduces pollution and impact on the environment.

The filaments in 3D Fuel's C2Composites range of filaments are considered biocomposites. Biocomposite materials provide an alternative to petroleum products.

The filament Entwined™ does not owe its colour to synthetic dyes, but the brown colour is given by its natural composition. The colour of the filament can vary from one batch to another, without implying any manufacturing defect. The hemp filling of this material is visible to the naked eye in the form of small, darker-toned particles.

DEHYDRATATION TIPS (PRE-PRINT)¶

To use the Entwined filament it is recommended to use a printing temperature of between 180 and 210 ºC. Like standard PLA, this material does not require a warm bed, so the temperature of the appropriate printing base would be between 40 and 60 ºC. For better adhesion, a Buildtak printing base or Magigoo adhesive can be used. This will avoid the warping effect even on large pieces.

As far as printing speed is concerned, it is recommended to print at a speed of between 40 and 60 mm/s. As usual, lower layer heights produce greater detail clarity, but the printing process will be slower.

To obtain the maximum strength of the 3D printed part, it is recommended to anneal the part. This process can be carried out in a common oven, in a temperature range of 80 - 130 ºC, and serves to promote greater crystallisation which improves the properties of the piece.

Preheat the furnace. Place the printed piece on a tray at room temperature. Place the tray with the printed piece in the oven Wait between 30 and 60 minutes for the annealing to be completed. Turn off the oven and wait for it to cool down to room temperature before removing the piece.

This process can produce shrinkage and/or deformation of the printed piece. The degree of shrinkage depends largely on the geometry of the part.

The Entwined filament is somewhat sensitive to moisture absorption, so it is recommended that the filament be kept in a vacuum pack with a desiccant bag or use a PrintDry vacuum-sealed filament pack. If you have been exposed to damp conditions, it is recommended that you use a filament dryer such as PrintDry II to dry the filament. Using the filament wet can cause degradation of the polymer, increase the brittleness of the material or affect the adhesion of layers when printing a 3D part.

ENTWINED HEMP FILAMENT DATASHEET

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WILLOWFLEX BIOCOMPOSTABLE 3D PRINTING FILAMENT¶

[WillowFlex BioCompostable 3D Printing Filament]

WillowFlex is a flexible 3D printing filament made from compostable raw materials. By combining material science, plastic production experience and new applications, WillowFlex is one of the most interesting 3D print filament options on the market. The filament is made from compostable raw materials (E.U. EN13432 and U.S. ASTM D6400), produced from non-GMO, US-grown corn stocks and has been tested by NSF International to be safe from phthalates, BPA, cadmium and lead. This makes it particularly interesting for fashion, toy and medical applications. The material was developed from the beginning as a bioplastic made to disrupt manufacturing by outperforming traditional plastics.

This 3D printing filament also has unique technical properties because of its formulation. WillowFlex is a material that prints cleanly even on a cooled bed, has strong compatibility with other thermoplastics including PLA and is generally simple to work with. It also maintains its flexibility and stability above 100°C and below 0°C which allows a wider application range than most competing conventional flexible, plastic filaments. The final material is durable, strong and pliable. The most interesting WillowFlex applications have been in the fashion industry including clothing and footwear. But other smaller-industrial applications have included consumer goods, film props, toys and small-scale consumer goods.

WILLOWFLEX COMPOSTABLE FILAMENT DATASHEET

More info @

3D PRINTING MATERIAL EXPENSES¶

Qty	Description	Price	Link	Weight	Nozzle
2	GrowLay Filament	31.40 €	https://filament2print.com/gb/lay/957-biodegradable-growlay-3d.html	250 gr	1,75 mm
1	Entwined Filament	56.57 €	https://filament2print.com/gb/bio-sustainable/1187-entwined-pla-canamo.html	500 gr	1,75 mm
2	WillowFLex Filament	29.90 €	https://www.willow-flex.com/store/willowflex/willowflex-1-75mm/charcoal-grey-300g-1-75mm/	300 gr	1,75 mm

KOMBUCHA MATERIALS EXPENSES¶

Note: For this project I've used mostly leftovers from local productions or donations from former colleagues, but here below I leave you some references.

Qty	Description	Price	Link	Notes
2	Scooby	0 €	Donation from https://kashaya.eu/es/	2x1
80	Black Tea	2.79 €	In Bulk from https://www.instagram.com/monmaskindshop/	80g
4	White Vinegar	4.00 €	https://www.willow-flex.com/store/willowflex/willowflex-1-75mm/charcoal-grey-300g-1-75mm/	4x1l
2	Thermometer	22.00 €	https://tinyurl.com/v6pbkkpr	2x1
4	Brown Sugar	3.16 €	In Bulk from https://www.instagram.com/monmaskindshop/	4x1kg
40	Water	0 €	Tap Water from https://www.barcelona.cat/ca/	40l

NATURAL DYES MATERIALS EXPENSES¶

Note: For this project I've used mostly leftovers from local productions or donations from former colleagues, but here below I leave you some references.

Qty	Description	Price	Link	Weight	Notes
4	Raw Wool	2.25 €	http://www.wildfibres.co.uk/html/wool_tops_for_spinning_0.html.	400 gr	4x100g
2	Hemp Fibres Stricks	4.57 €	https://www.pallia.net/en/shop/spinningfibres/product/view/12/80	400 gr	2x200g
1	Raw Egyptian Cotton	2.90 €	http://www.wildfibres.co.uk/html/cotton.html	150 gr
1	Throwsters Silk Waste	1.76 €	http://www.wildfibres.co.uk/html/silk_fibre_for_spinning_9.html	100 gr
1	Nettle Fibres Stricks	2.55 €	http://www.wildfibres.co.uk/html/nettle_hemp.html#european-nettle-fibre	100 gr
1	Indigo	0.54 €	http://www.wildcolours.co.uk/html/natural-dyes_0.html	2 gr	2on25gr
1	Fustic	1.95 €	http://www.wildcolours.co.uk/html/natural-dyes_7.html	50 gr	0.5x100g
1	Weld	4.40 €	http://www.wildcolours.co.uk/html/natural-dyes_12.html	50 gr	0.5x100g
1	Alum	0.90 €	https://quimicsdalmauonline.com/tienda/alumbre-roca/	200 gr	0.2x1kg
1	Onion skins	0 €	From Local Food Waste https://www.instagram.com/cafecometa/	30 gr
1	Textile (50%Co/50%Li)	6.00 €	https://www.stockstextilesbarcelona.com/

BIOMATERIALS EXPENSES¶

Note: For this project I've used mostly leftovers from local productions or donations from former colleagues, but here below I leave you some references.

Qty	Description	Price	Link	Weight	Nozzle
2	Alginate	14.00 €	https://quimicsdalmauonline.com/tienda/alginato-de-sosa-2/	500 gr	2x250g
2	Hemp Fibres Stricks	4.57 €	https://www.pallia.net/en/shop/spinningfibres/product/view/12/80	400 gr	2x200g
2	Glycerine	12.57 €	https://quimicsdalmauonline.com/tienda/glicerina-bidestilada-usp-1-l/	2 l	1,75 mm
1	Gelatine	2.90 €	https://quimicsdalmauonline.com/tienda/gelatina-triturada/	25 gr	25on250g
1	Calcium Chloride	0.10 €	https://quimicsdalmauonline.com/tienda/cloruro-calcio-fcc-1-kg/	20 gr	0.02x1kg
1	Orange peels	0 €	From Local Food Waste https://www.instagram.com/cafecometa/	300 gr
1	Olive Oil	0 €	From Local Food Waste https://www.instagram.com/cafecometa/	400 ml
20	Water	0 €	Tap Water from https://www.barcelona.cat/ca/	20 l
1	Chrolofille Powder	2.50 €	In Bulk from https://www.instagram.com/monmaskindshop/	50 gr
1	Espiruline Powder	4.00 €	In Bulk from https://www.instagram.com/monmaskindshop/	50 gr
1	Green Mica Powder	0 €	Donation from Anastasia https://tinyurl.com/afs79w6r	10 cc
1	Calendula Oil	0 €	From Local Waste https://kijanicosmetics.com/es/	100 ml
1	Cannabis Oil	0 €	From Local Waste https://www.instagram.com/dankgrassclub/?hl=it	100 ml
1	St.Jonh's Wort Oil	0 €	From Local Waste https://kijanicosmetics.com/es/	100 ml
6	Kalanchoe Plants	0 €	From Local Waste https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanchoe	50 gr