| Dutch designers Eric Klarenbeek and Maartje Dros invented a 3D printed biomaterial made of algae that is sustainable and environmentally friendly.  Klarenbeek and Dros have been using different types of natural materials to make printable biopolymers: algae, and they have developed a way to grow live algae that is dried and transformed into 3D-printable 3D consumables. By absorbing carbon and producing a starch to grow, this starch can be used as a bio-plastic or binder material. According to the designer, this eco-friendly material can be used to make a variety of commonly used products, including shampoo bottles, trash cans, cutlery, etc. They hope to expand their algae growth system in a localized way to completely replace fossils And petroleum-refined plastics.The designer's 3D-printed algae samples are currently on display at the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam. |
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