BACTERIAL CELLULOSE profile

BACTERIAL CELLULOSE profile  by Stefanie Putsch, Dean Weigand & Elena Bangel Description of the material: Cellulose is a polymer made from the monomer cellobiose. It is the main component of plant cell membranes and is the most abundant biomolecule. The linkage of the monomers takes place through a condensation reaction in which two hydroxyl groups (-OH) form …

INTERVIEW with ALANNA LYNCH

INTERVIEW with ALANNA LYNCH by Dean Weigand, Stefanie Putsch & Elena Bangel Tell us about your work with bacterial cellulose. What was your artistic intention and why did you choose bacterial cellulose?  I have been making kombucha tea for many years but I first became interested to work with bacterial cellulose as a material after …

BACETO

BACETO a series of experiments on the three-dimensional printability of bacterial cellulose In this project, I investigated the three-dimensional printability of the bacteria Acetobacter xylinum. It was important to find out how to optimize the conditions the bacteria need to form cellulose and how to maintain a humid climate and a sufficient oxygen supply. According …

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