A thin, textured sheet of foamy, flexible gelatine-based bioplastic.
A thin, textured sheet of foamy, flexible bioplastic. Gelatine-based.
### Physical form
Surfaces & Surface Treatments
Color without additives: white
### Fabrication time
Preparation time: 1 Hour
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-**Biofoam Recipe** by Cecilia Raspanti (Textile Lab, Waag), Fabricademy Class "Biofabricating", 2019, [link](https://class.textile-academy.org/classes/week05A/).
-**Biofoam Recipe** by Cecilia Raspanti (Textile Lab, Waag), biofoam sample from the material archive, n.d.
-**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)
### Known concerns and contestations\*
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- Made of by-products or waste: yes
- Biocompostable final product: yes
Needs further research?: not sure
Gelatine-based bioplastics can be recasted by melting them in a pot with some water. Recycling them with PET plastics contaminates the waste stream. Compost bioplastics in a warm environment with sufficient airflow.
Needs further research?: not sure
## Material properties
### Comparative qualities
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-**Chemical resistance:** needs further research
-**Scratch resistance:** poor
-**Surface friction:** sliding
-**Color modifiers:** none
### Tactility & sound impression
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-**The Secrets of Bioplastic** by Clara Davis (Fabtex, IAAC, Fab Lab Barcelona), 2017, [link](https://issuu.com/nat_arc/docs/the_secrets_of_bioplastic_).
-**Glycerin** by Materiom, n.d. [link](https://materiom.org/ingredient/30).
-**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)
-**The Bioplastics Cookbook** by Fab Textiles Lab, YYYY, [link](https://issuu.com/nat_arc/docs/bioplastic_cook_book_3)
