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plant_cellulose [2016/02/12 17:03] – [2nd experiment] amiplant_cellulose [2022/05/13 10:17] (current) – [recipe for the double fabric with psyllium and hemp] ami
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 =====PLANT CELLULOSE===== =====PLANT CELLULOSE=====
 Natural material, rubber like, flexible, Amber hues, soft and hard, warm, liquid and solid Natural material, rubber like, flexible, Amber hues, soft and hard, warm, liquid and solid
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 +https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biocomposite
 +{{:art_science_materials:docu01:screen_shot_2016-08-13_at_5.48.20_pm.png|}}
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 +=====basic recipe====
 +18 tbs water
 +4 tbs //Psyllium ovata//
 +1 tbs glycerine
 ++ ev. essential oil
 ++ ev. additives
 \\ \\
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 +=====recipe for the double fabric with psyllium and hemp (2022)=====
 +this is for a bigger skin, bigger quantities
 +- water: 1800ml
 +- psyllium: 100 gr
 +- glycerine: 130gr or 100ml
 +- colours: acryl mixed in the mass (first soluted in water)
 +=> attention: normally these measures are by volume, so the amounts indicated here are only to use together!
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 +{{gallery>:art_science_materials:plantcellulose_04}}
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 =====1st experiment: try out===== =====1st experiment: try out=====
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-=====3rd experiment=====+=====3rd experiment: the right thing=====
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 I put each of the containers for 2 hours in a warm-air oven heated to 50°C to kickstart the drying process. The paste became more solid after this, and I hope it will be a good remedy against mould invasions. I will leave the rest of the drying process in a natural way. I put each of the containers for 2 hours in a warm-air oven heated to 50°C to kickstart the drying process. The paste became more solid after this, and I hope it will be a good remedy against mould invasions. I will leave the rest of the drying process in a natural way.
 I've put the recipients another 2 times for 2 hours (every 2 days) in the 50°C heated oven (only warm air). After 6 days I took the pieces of celllulose out of the containers. They are solid rubber and very flexible. There is a slight difference between the piece with more glycerin and the one with less glycerin. The one with less is more elastic but not so solid. I've put the recipients another 2 times for 2 hours (every 2 days) in the 50°C heated oven (only warm air). After 6 days I took the pieces of celllulose out of the containers. They are solid rubber and very flexible. There is a slight difference between the piece with more glycerin and the one with less glycerin. The one with less is more elastic but not so solid.
-The pieces look really fine when I stick them with their jelly/rubberish side on a window, backlit by sunlight. I will try out some patch works with more pieces in different thickness of the material, and maybe some differently coloured with natural plant dyes.+I think I finally found the right combination of quantities/recipients/drying time. The pieces look really fine when I stick them with their jelly/rubberish side on a window, backlit by sunlight. I will try out some patch works with more pieces in different thickness of the material, and maybe some differently coloured with natural plant dyes.
 Another small experiment is to work with half spheres. I made a sphere out of plaster and I put strips of cellulose (1 day old) in a woven pattern on top. The purpose is to check if the cellulose after drying takes on the spherical form, without the support of the plaster cast. Another small experiment is to work with half spheres. I made a sphere out of plaster and I put strips of cellulose (1 day old) in a woven pattern on top. The purpose is to check if the cellulose after drying takes on the spherical form, without the support of the plaster cast.
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 +=====GMO-free football=====
 +10 march 2016: 
 +20 hexagons and 12 pentagons grown from Psyllium, water, glycerine and pollen.
 +Here they are presented  in 3 layers photographed on top of each other.
 +Next step is sew them together into the form of a GMO-free football!
 +
 +{{:art_science_materials:gmofree-football-lighter.jpg?248x400|}}
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