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7. BioFabricating Materials

Research

Bioconcrete The growing demand for sustainable materials has encouraged researchers and designers to explore biological processes as an alternative to synthetic manufacturing. Biofabrication is the process of using living organisms such as bacteria, yeast, algae, or fungi to produce new materials with unique properties. Unlike traditional manufacturing, which relies on extracting and processing raw materials, biofabrication allows materials to be grown through controlled biological systems.

The goal of biofabricating materials is to create environmentally friendly, biodegradable, and renewable alternatives to petroleum-based plastics, synthetic fibers, and animal-derived leather. These innovations are not only reshaping material science but also redefining the future of fashion, architecture, medicine, and design.

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References & Inspiration

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  • Image reference

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about your images..

  1. Remember to credit/reference all your images to their authors. Open source helps us create change faster together, but we all deserve recognition for what we make, design, think, develop.

  2. remember to resize and optimize all your images. You will run out of space and the more data, the more servers, the more cooling systems and energy wasted :) make a choice at every image :) This image is optimised in size with resolution 72 and passed through tinypng for final optimisation.

Overview material research outcomes

example from the documentation of Loes Bogers TextileLab Amsterdam 2019-20
Biofoam Gelatin foil Bioresin Biosilicone
Starch Rubber Biolinoleum Alginate net Alginate foil
Alginate string Agar foil Bio composite Reused PLA

Tools

Process and workflow

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Ingredients & Recipes

Prepare this recipe 1 by collecting the ingredients necessary, to be found in the list below:

* xxx gr
* xxx gr
* xxx gr
* xxx ml
* xxx gr

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* xxx gr
* xxx gr
* xxx ml
* xxx gr

* measure - measure - measure
* add, combine, mix..
* simmer, cook, boil, freeze, burn, crush...
* mix, smash, stack, overlay..
* cast, pour, press..
* dry, aereate, dehydrate..
* remove, peel, unmold..
* finishing touches

Documenting and comparing experiments

TEST SERIE BIO-PLASTIC
Material pic Material name polymer plastifier filler emulsifier
bio-rainbow biokelp powder 12 gr glycerol 100 ml rainbow dust 1 kg green soap a drop
bio-rainbow biokelp powder 12 gr glycerol 100 ml rainbow dust 1 kg green soap a drop
bio-rainbow biokelp powder 12 gr glycerol 100 ml rainbow dust 1 kg green soap a drop
bio-rainbow biokelp powder 12 gr glycerol 100 ml rainbow dust 1 kg green soap a drop
RESULTS

Two ways of showcasing and comparing results with images below

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Recipes

  1. recipe: salmon skin fish-leather ↩