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Lookup NU author(s): Dilan Ozkan, Natalia PynirtziORCiD, Oliver Perry, Professor Ruth Morrow
This is the authors' accepted manuscript of a working paper published in its final definitive form in 2023. For re-use rights please refer to the publishers terms and conditions.
In the Biodesign field, bacterial cellulose (BC) is generally used in applications characterised by flat or sheet-like functions. The Snout prototype aimed to expand the material's application to a large scale curved form, by applying BC sheets onto a three-dimensional formwork. The application process involved a systematic examination through material testing and assessing diverse pellicle to-pellicle attachment methods. Through these investigations, it was discovered that wet pellicles show optimal attachment to each other, despite encountering challenges related to slippage during their attachment to the formwork. Consequently, a drying process was necessary before proceeding to other stages. This project resulted in the successful attachment of the prototype, ‘The Snout’ onto the facade of OME (an experimental building at Newcastle University), with ongoing observations focused on evaluating the framework's performance and the pellicles in an external context.
Author(s): Ozkan Dilan, Pynirtzi Natalia, Agraviador Armand, Perry Oliver, Morrow Ruth
Publication type: Working Paper
Publication status: Published
Year: 2023
Pages: pp.1-9
ePrints DOI: 10.57711/eptj-9d87
