Onderzoekers ontdekken manier om cellulose in 3D te printen

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have managed to print and dry three-dimensional objects made entirely by cellulose with the help of a 3D-bioprinter. They also added carbon nanotubes to create electrically conductive material. The effect is that cellulose and other raw material based on wood will be able to compete with fossil-based plastics and metals in the on-going additive manufacturing revolution, which started with the introduction of the 3D-printer.
Potential applications include sensors integrated with packaging. The research group now moves on with the next challenge, to use all wood biopolymers, besides cellulose (Nieuwsbericht Chalmers, 17 juni 2015).
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