I'm a high-school teacher of art and design. Here is where I share the experiments that might be useful to others. Lately I've been focusing on homemade bioplastic, but anything that can be done by hand at home with simple tools is interesting to me.
@@giestasThank you so much for the reply:) Would I still have to hydrate the agar agar in 60ml of water before heating it like you did in this video?
how can make it dry? outside with the sun or it needs a machine or equipment? mine develop molds, and it hasn't dried yet for almost three days. what could be the problem?
so interesting! is it possible to do a similar thing with the potato starch bioplastic? In one of my courses at university we are doing studies about potato starch/bioplastic and your videos help so much!!
Hi. I just found 1 type of glycerin - 100% natural from palm tree, that using to making soap or skincare. Wether I can use that glycerin to make bioplastic too ? Thank you.
I HAVE A QUESTION (Research Purposes): Why did my cornstarch-based bioplastic develop mold while drying? I recently attempted to make this type of bioplastic, but after two days, it became moldy. Should I cover the bioplastic while it dries or no?
I bet a outside soil test would be considerably different. Since it's edible the soil inhabitants should dissolve it much quicker. Curious if you've tried to pull a vacuum on the slurry after it's on the mold to decrease bubbles?
Good idea! I wish I could try that, but I don't have a vacuum machine, unless there's a low-tech way to do it? I try to use mostly stuff that everyone has at home, whenever possible.
I'd love to see some stress tests of this plastic. Seems fairly strong already, but could probably be reinforced with cellulose or animal fiber for added strength.
I know it's more for fun and school projects, but since it's not water resistant, it's really poor choice for packaging fruit. I mean it looks great and it's a cool thing by itself, but I see more uses of it as an edible plastic substitute, perhaps for cake decorating and such, instead of regular plastic. For packaging people still should use reusable bags. Up until 1990 it was common to make your own fruit and vegetable mesh bag by crotcheting, where I live.
we are currently working on a research project and came across your content today. we couldn't find a related study that produced homemade bioplastic bags. they always used machines on doing their bags. anyway, i wanted to ask if it's possible to use the heat seal in a bioplastic made out of sweet potato starch?
and the goal for our research is to craft a bioplastic made from cornstarch, glycerol and a citrus lemon peel extract. Hoping to be notice and once again thanks!
