Beyond nature, 3D printed Wood tissue

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According to the Professor Paul Gatenholm, who has led this research within Chalmers University of Technology’s Wallenberg Wood Science Centre and researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden,” have succeeded in 3D printing with a wood-based ink in a way that mimics the unique ‘ultrastructure’ of wood. Their research could revolutionize the manufacturing of green products. Through emulating the natural cellular architecture of wood, they now present the ability to create green products derived from trees, with unique properties – everything from clothes, packaging, and furniture to healthcare and personal care products.
This is a breakthrough in manufacturing technology. It allows us to move beyond the limits of nature, to create new sustainable, green products. It means that those products which today are already forest-based can now be 3D printed, in a much shorter time. And the metals and plastics currently used in 3D printing can be replaced with a renewable, sustainable alternative.”

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352940718304918?via%3Dihub#fig0025

http://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/chem/news/Pages/Mimicking-the-ultrastructure-of-wood-with-3D-printing-for-green-products.aspx

https://newatlas.com/wood-nanocellulose-3d-printing/60347/

8 thoughts on “Beyond nature, 3D printed Wood tissue

    map195 said:
    June 27, 2019 at 5:52 pm

    good one…

    TheMysteriousBlogger said:
    June 28, 2019 at 5:05 am

    3D printing, as invented by the Mayans

    Sculpteo announced the discovery of 3D printers in an ancient Mayan city deep in the Guatemalan jungle. The discovery would mean 3D printing is at least a millennia older than previously thought.

    babl responded:
    June 28, 2019 at 8:47 am

    Thank you so much for sharing. We always want to learn history about 3D printing:)

    TheMysteriousBlogger said:
    June 28, 2019 at 9:55 am

    Go look at the 3D art…

    babl responded:
    June 28, 2019 at 5:04 pm

    🙂

    babl responded:
    June 28, 2019 at 5:06 pm

    Thank you so much. We love to have comments. Comments, generate energy to research more good things:)

    aruna3 said:
    July 5, 2019 at 8:40 am

    Wonderful.

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