Purdue Develops Soybean Filament For 3D Printing

[caseythehost]

Ran across this article today during my show prep.

Purdue University students have developed a soybean-based material that can be used for 3D printing.

Filasoy, as it’s called, is a low-energy, low-temperature, renewable and recyclable filament, and it’s made from soy, tapioca root, cornstarch, and sugar cane.

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http://indianapublicmedia.org/news/purd ... ial-65307/

[Eaglezsoar]

I think that we are going to see a lot of this in the future because it is renewable, and costs about the same as the present plastics based filaments.

[Generic Default]

The two chemical engineers in her group should have corrected her when she said that plastics aren't organic. Other than that, I have only a few concerns with the soy based stuff:

1) What is its tensile strength and modulus?
2) How much will it cost and how will it print?
3) Will it give my hotend a yeast infection?

[Eaglezsoar]

The two chemical engineers in her group should have corrected her when she said that plastics aren't organic. Other than that, I have only a few concerns with the soy based stuff:

1) What is its tensile strength and modulus?
2) How much will it cost and how will it print?
3) Will it give my hotend a yeast infection?

I love #3, I almost fell off my chair laughing. One of your best!

[Glacian22]

With everything that can go wrong with using a new type of filament, that should be the yeast of your concerns!

[Eaglezsoar]

With everything that can go wrong with using a new type of filament, that should be the yeast of your concerns!

[barry99705]

Will it taste like the model?

[Generic Default]

Will it taste like the model?

Only one way to find out! Get lickin'.

Actually don't do that. I'm guessing that the filament has lots of non-biological stuff in it to make it behave like a normal plastic. Remember that the school's competition was sponsored by the soy-bean industry(??), and they're trying to play the Eco-friendly crowd with this. There is nothing Eco-friendly about any type of manufacturing and our hobbies are no exception.

[barry99705]

Will it taste like the model?

Only one way to find out! Get lickin'.

Actually don't do that. I'm guessing that the filament has lots of non-biological stuff in it to make it behave like a normal plastic. Remember that the school's competition was sponsored by the soy-bean industry(??), and they're trying to play the Eco-friendly crowd with this. There is nothing Eco-friendly about any type of manufacturing and our hobbies are no exception.

That's okay, I'm not a fan of tofu anyway.