Cellulose 3D-Printing Material offers Organic Alternative

Jun-13-18 A new method of using cellulose as a 3D-printing material makes it possible to use the abundant material in large-scale manufacturing.

For years, researchers have attempted to use cellulose in 3D-printing, but the material resisted scaling up and required high production costs. To overcome these obstacles, the team from the Singapore University of Technology and Design turned to FLAM (fungal-like adhesive materials). Inspired by the wall of the fungal-like oomycetes, FLAM is made up of plant cellulose and chitin, which the team combined in an industrial dough mixer to create enough of the material to print a 1.2 meter-long turbine blade.

According to SUTD Assistant Professor Javier Gomez Fernandez., FLAM production is “probably one of the most successful technological achievements in the field of bioinspired materials” to date.

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