Can We Make Plastic from Shrimp Shells? 

A series about biomimicry sounds great.

a biomimicry series would be very interesting

I'm hoping for something like this to replace plastic. Thanks to these scientists.

I remember being around 7-8 years old when I first noticed there was a layer inside the shells of prawns and also crabs (that we used to cook at home a lot), and it was this thin, transparent layer that was a little bit like our nails, but more flexible. And I remember, so distinctly, thinking to myself: is that plastic? is this where plastic comes from? Obviously, it was not plastic. It was some kind of cuticle layer as this video mentions, but the texture and appearance was remarkably similar to plastic. Years later, as a designer, while attending a seminar on bio-mimicry I was reminded of this experience and I thought, someone should really look into shrimps and shellfish and figure out a way to make natural marine plastic. And now someone is actually doing it! Which is such huge validation for my kid self who noticed it all those years ago :)

I love this channel man. Thank you for the great content

Yes i love and appreciate this type of research

Great content.

Build in subtitle is better than concealable subtitle

Really interesting material! Please make a series about biomimic. That would be fascinating.

You forgot that scientists a few years ago proposes a new biodegradable plastic or bioplastic by extracting chemical substances (fill me in on whats it called) found in marine algae. These algae composed plastics has similar texture to everyday plastic and it is infact vice versa to shrimp plastic upon contact to water. Overall, well explained video and love the narrator with his British accent!

I like your videos with subtitled

Thanks for sharing!

A very promising alternative to plastics, lets just hope hope we see progress ending plastics while at the same time not destroying the silk and shrimp ecosystems to supply global demand.

Future is worth to be excited about.

I like your video! Thank you for that :-)

Stupid question here! Can we make, Spiderman web shooter with this material? I see a there's a liquid form for this material

Using this for biodegradable medical thread 🪡 for surgeries would be another alternative. As skin heals from surgery, the stitches from this material will disappear after the wound heals.

Thanks!

Biomimicry !!! yeeeess♥️

That's a great name.

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Is chittin/chitosan based cast films water/oil proof ???? I want to use it on single disposable paper plates as barier material

At medical use level, it is acceptable but replacing our plastic goods will devastating for shrimps and insects due to mass prodution and eventually lead to extinction.

Wow

Wouldn't the shrimp population get affected if we mass produce this?

No. You cannot.

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Wow