Following [Anastasia Pistofidou's lecture](https://class.textile-academy.org/classes/2022-23/week09/), I worked with felt partcles, felt sheets, felt weaving as reinforcements.
Following [Anastasia Pistofidou's lecture](https://class.textile-academy.org/classes/2022-23/week09/), I worked with felt particles, felt sheets, felt weaving as reinforcements.
Alligned with my purpose I will avoid the use of synthetic resins but I will tests both bioplastic and hypoxic resin as matrix to understand the differences and to compare them in terms of results.
I will create sheets of materials to cut out a handle (if possible) with cnc milling machine or lasercutter machine.
Thanks to the experience of the week dedicated to biomaterials, I can anticipate that more time is needed to dry bioplastic (epoxy resin need +-12 hours) so I will update the documentation when ready.
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I mixed them well paying attention to wear gloves, the solution is quite dense, almost odorless and colorless. Has some air bubbles. I immediately impregnated the reinforcement materials: in this case I chose to experiment with felt weaving (always in double layer) and drying them under pressure. On the other side I used simple sheets of felt (synthetic and animal fiber miked) placed on a hemisphere to obtain a shape.I chose the vacuum bag to dry the composite which again didn't work :( <br/>
###### RESULTS
TEXTILE COMPOSITES WITH BIORESIN
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On the left an image of a sample made by xxx with xxx. The dye is more xxx.
On the right, an image of a sample made by xxx with xxx and xxx. Here the dye is more xxx.
On the top some images with different points of view of the sample made with felt weaving. The bioresin is still cold and wet but the sample is already more rigid and compact.
On the buttom, some images of a sample made with felt particles. Here the bioresin is more visible and still a bit jellysh, it needs to dry.The sample is very flexible.
