3D Printing BioPlastics


Institution

School of Architecture & Design, NYIT  



Role

Computational Designer, AM Fabrication lead



Location + Year

Manhattan/ Athens, Summer 2023



Reground matter is an ongoing investigation in understanding how bio-based polymers or BioPlastics could be utilized towards additive manufacturing. In collaboration with Prof. Athina Papadapoulou, Prof. Christian Pongratz and NYIT student researchers, our team developed several bio-based recipes ranging from coffee, eggshells, pitaya to coconut husk or wood ash to be casted and displayed as a material matrix at UNNatural Exhibition at the Centre for Mediterranean Architecture on June 2024. This project also evaulates which correct paramaters and recipe’s ratios so it can be utilized as a 3D printing material through a custom 3D printing workflows researched at NYIT. 

Reground Matter - Vimeo



Credits


Faculty: Prof. Athina Papadapoulou &  Prof. Christian PongratzTeam: Firdaus Khatoon, Neda Momeni, Bharat Satish, Alexander Ostrovkis, Nadia Bryson, Ankita Bhosekar, Erickson Cabrera, Lasharrifia Shelton, Jopary Dyer, Baghdad Numi Images: MS. Health & Design - SoAD, New York Institute of Technology

Biopolymer Making - CookingExplorations





Geo and Bio-based Polymer Materials Matrix




Geometry G-Code 













3D Printed Bio-based Polymer






Bio-based Polymer Material Samples