Bio-fabrication . 2016 . 3 months .
wuth
Lisa Dehove
Manon Souchet
Anaïs Maurette de Castro
material research
Which applications to develop with Kombucha fermentation matter ? Bacterial culture used to create this beverage also produces a thick and translucent skin. With multiple experimental iterations, multiplying types of culture and their treatments ( adding textile fiber, mineral powders, plastic matrix, or natural dyes), we tried to obtain new materials with new properties (impermeability, translucency, tensile strenght,…). We have found a particular interest in drying, mixing and molding the « symbiote ». We have obtained a resistant and waterproof matter which seems to be a good alternative to the plastic made from petrochemical products. We have imagined a new cycle of production based on bioreactors.
wuth
Lisa Dehove
Manon Souchet
Anaïs Maurette de Castro
material research
Which applications to develop with Kombucha fermentation matter ? Bacterial culture used to create this beverage also produces a thick and translucent skin. With multiple experimental iterations, multiplying types of culture and their treatments ( adding textile fiber, mineral powders, plastic matrix, or natural dyes), we tried to obtain new materials with new properties (impermeability, translucency, tensile strenght,…). We have found a particular interest in drying, mixing and molding the « symbiote ». We have obtained a resistant and waterproof matter which seems to be a good alternative to the plastic made from petrochemical products. We have imagined a new cycle of production based on bioreactors.
