Yiran Ma
Materials: Mycelium, Bioplastic
Ingredients: coffee ground, avocado skin, eggshell, tea, water, onion skin, plant debris, mandarin peel, hawthorn, soy milk,mycelium, gelatin, glycerin, food colorants
Processes: sterilization, fermentation, casting, etc.
Tools: measuring cups, teaspoon, pot, containers, stirring rod, foil
Timeline: 3 weeks
Materials: Mycelium, Bioplastic
Ingredients: coffee ground, avocado skin, eggshell, tea, water, onion skin, plant debris, mandarin peel, hawthorn, soy milk,mycelium, gelatin, glycerin, food colorants
Processes: sterilization, fermentation, casting, etc.
Tools: measuring cups, teaspoon, pot, containers, stirring rod, foil
Timeline: 3 weeks
Conducting experiments with mycelium, I cultivated 15 boxes using different food waste. The mycelium thriving on coffee grounds exhibited the fastest growth, while those nourished by food with higher moisture content, like orange peels and green onions, faced a greater risk of contamination.
Embarking on bioplastic experiments with diverse food ingredients, the first set displayed an attractive appearance but succumbed to mold growth in the second week. Subsequent experiments addressed contamination by reducing water content in the recipe. Alongside varying ingredients, I explored molding plastics into different forms and colors, adjusting flexibility by altering the glycerin proportion.
