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# BIORESIN
# BIORUBBER
### Tactility & sound impression
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gNOtGunJc2A" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xTVABD1KlsY" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
### Description
A (naturally) amber-coloured hard bioresin, gelatin-based.
A rubbery biopolymer based on gelatin and corn starch.
### Physical form
Solids
Surface
Color without additives: transparent, yellow/orange/amber colored.
Color without additives: yellow
### Fabrication time
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Processing time: 5-10 days
Need attention: None, just leave it to dry as long as is feasible with lots of airflow.
Need attention: None, just leave it to dry while pressed (e.g. on a roster) as long as is feasible with lots of airflow.
Final form achieved after: 10 days
## Ingredients
* **Gelatine powder - 96 gr**
* Functions as the polymeer (so it becomes a solid)
* **Glycerine - 16 gr**
* **Gelatine powder - 50 gr**
* Functions as polymeer (so it becomes a solid)
* **Corn starch - 50 gr**
* Functions as the second polymeer (so it becomes a solid)
* **Glycerine - 50 gr**
* Functions as plasticizer that bonds with the gelatine (makes it flexible).
* **Water - 480 ml/gr**
* **Water - 50 ml/gr and a dash extra**
* To dissolve and mix the polymeer and plasticizer
* To dissolve and mix the corn starch before adding to the other liquid
## Tools
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### Estimated cost (consumables) in local currency
2,56 Euros for a yield of approx 300 ml
2,26 Euros for a yield of approx 250 ml
### Local supplier/sourcing info
Gelatin powder - Jacob Hooy (online retailers)
Glycerine 1.23 - Orphi/Chempropack (online retailers)
Molds - Houseware stores, thrift shops
White vinegar - supermarket
Corn starch (organic, non-GMO) - supermarket
Molds - Textured plastic, old packaging material, textile shop, homeware shops
## Copyright information
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### This recipe was previously published by someone else
Yes, in: **Bioresin (gelatin) Recipe** by Cecilia Raspanti (Textile Lab, Waag), Fabricademy Class "Biofabricating", 2019, [link](https://class.textile-academy.org/classes/week05A/).
Yes, in: ADDD HERE
##References
- **The Secrets of Bioplastic** by Clara Davis (Fabtex, IAAC, Fab Lab Barcelona), 2017, [link](https://issuu.com/nat_arc/docs/the_secrets_of_bioplastic_).
- **The Bioplastics Cookbook: A Catalogue of Bioplastics Recipes** by Margaret Dunne for Fabtextiles, 2018, [link](https://issuu.com/nat_arc/docs/bioplastic_cook_book_3)
- **Bioresin (gelatin) Recipe** by Cecilia Raspanti (Textile Lab, Waag), Fabricademy Class "Biofabricating", 2019, [link](https://class.textile-academy.org/classes/week05A/).
- Material archive sample Maria Viftrup
## Images of final product
![](../../images/finalpics-29.jpg)*Bioresin slab, Loes Bogers, 2020*
![](../../images/finalpics-38.jpg)*Biorubber, Loes Bogers, 2020*
![](../../images/finalpics-39.jpg)*Biorubber, Loes Bogers, 2020*
![](../../images/finalpics-40.jpg)*Biorubber, Loes Bogers, 2020*
![](../../images/finalpics-46.jpg)*Biorubber, Loes Bogers, 2020*
![](../../images/finalpics-47.jpg)*Biorubber, Loes Bogers, 2020*
![](../../images/finalpics-30.jpg)*Bioresin slab, Loes Bogers, 2020*
![](../../images/finalpics-37.jpg)*Bioresin slab and half dome, Loes Bogers, 2020*
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