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MSmoviessilently.bsky.socialOct 7, 2024 2:55am

I remember the sick feeling when I wasted a sheet of cotton paper ($3/sheet) because I misunderstood a technique. I could have learned just as well on cellulose on that occasion. This handwavey "just use your nice supplies" thing doesn't acknowledge that expensive fails can demoralized.

MMmalo82.bsky.socialOct 6, 2024 6:47pm

I love it. The crocheted lab stuff is brilliant and the research on bacterial cellulose sounds exciting. Looking forward to the next issue. Greetings from Austria!

Ttoothpetard.bsky.socialOct 5, 2024 9:18pm

something similar could be done with cellulose and deep coal mines probably; be easier if it was turned into a dense goo that set up when it cooled maybe www.science.org/content/arti...

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HCbe-sciencey.bsky.socialOct 5, 2024 4:00pm

Pages 5 & 6!

Mi_Crochet Lab Volume 1 Issue 1 Page 5. All items are crocheted.
Image 1: Science bee in the lab holding a micropipette. Text states “Science Bee wants to find out if bacterial cellulose can be used as a fabric in the fashion industry”. Science Bee says “I carry out research into bacterial cellulose in the microbiology lab” and “See some of the equipment I use in the lab tour below”
Image 2: The microbiology lab. Text states “A tour of science Bee’s microbiology lab”. Items are labelled as “research poster”, “microscope”, “chemicals and flasks”, “micropipette” and “agar plates”.

Page 6
Mi_Crochet Lab Volume 1 Issue 1 Page 6. All items are crocheted.
Image 1: Science bee in the lab. Text states “And thats some of the story behind why we are using bacteria to make sustainable fabrics”. Science Bee says “I hope you enjoyed hearing about the background to my research”.
Image 2: Science bee at a lab bench holding a micropipette.
Image 3: The lab bench. Text states "In the next issue, Science Bee will be growing bacteria in the lab".

HCbe-sciencey.bsky.socialOct 5, 2024 3:59pm

Here's issue 1 of #Mi_CrochetLab #comicbook #crochet #research #microbiology #SciArt #SciComm #BioArt #ScienceGraphic #SustainableFabrics #BacterialCellulose Pages 1-4 in post, 5 & 6 in comments

Mi_Crochet Lab. A comic book research story set in a crochet microbiology lab. Volume 1. Issue 1. Page 1.
Image 1: A crochet science bee standing in a crochet microbiology laboratory. The bee is saying "Welcome to Science Bee's Microbiology Lab'
Image 2: A photo of crochet science bee wearing a pink and green crochet scarf. Text above the image states " Science Bee's job is as a microbiology researcher", text below the image states "finding out how to make bacterial cellulose into fabrics". Science Bee is saying "I'm helping to make fashion more sustainable using microbiology!"
Image 3: photo crochet of science bee in a lab coat. Text above the image states "Science Bee is going to tell a story about the world of sustainable fashion". Science bee is saying "Let me tell you about the why microbiology is awesome".

Mi_Crochet Lab. Volume 1. Issue 1. Page 2. Text above the photos states "Microbes help us to".
Image 1: A photo of crochet medicine bottle with the letter I on it to represent injectable insulin, and a crochet syringe. Text next to the photo states "manufacture medicine". A speech bubble pointing to the medicine states "Insulin is made using E. coli".
Image 2: A photo of crochet human large intestine. Text next to the photo states "be healthy". A speech bubble pointing to the intestines states "You have more bacterial cells in your gut than human cells in your body".
Image 3: A photo of crochet fermented foods including a bottle of vinegar, a strawberry yoghurt and two pieces of bread. Text next to the photo states "make fermented food".
Image 4: A photo of crochet refuse bin with a banana skin lying on top, and a piece of poop next to it. Text next to the photo states "breakdown our waste".

Mi_Crochet Lab Volume 1 Issue 1 Page 3. All items are crocheted.
Image 1: Science bee. Text states "So, what about environmentally friendly fashion?" and "how can fashion help the environment?". Science Bee says "Here are some ways that we can help the environment".
Image 2: Five mini jumpers, four in plain colours with a cross over them. One jumper is colourful. Text states "buying less clothes" and "think about how much you really need".
Image 3: The colourful jumper from image 2 has green stitching being applied using a needle. Text states "not throwing away reusable clothes" and "can you make do and mend it instead?".
Image 4: Two sheep. One is stood in front a green mini jumper. One is wearing a pink mini jumper. Text states "recycling and reusing old clothes and textiles".
Image 5: Two sheep next to a cotton stem and flower with 4 cotton bolls. Text states "making clothes from sustainable materials", "wool is biodegradable” and "cotton is a natural fibre made by plants"

Mi_Crochet Lab Volume 1 Issue 1 Page 4. All items are crocheted.
Image 1: Science bee in the microbiology lab, holding a micropipette. Text states "So, what does this have to do with Science Bee and the microbiology lab?". Science Bee says "Ok, here's the science bit".
Image 2: A cotton stem and flower, next to a piece of bacterial cellulose. Text states "Cotton in plants is made from layers of the molecular cellulose which provides strength, structure and protection" and “some bacteria can produce cellulose too. It gives them protection from the environment". A speech bubble says "cotton bolls protect the plant's seeds" and “bacterial cellulose is often made in sheets like this”.
Image 3: Pink rod-shaped bacterial cells surrounded by lines of cellulose fibres against a white background. Text states "These bacteria secrete long fibres of cellulose to encapsulate themselves in slimy layers", "this is how it looks under the microscope" and “Magnified by ten thousand times their size".

Rroscaf.bsky.socialOct 4, 2024 10:50pm

Would extraction cellulose from wheat straw that is already available not be more effecient as feedstock for nitrocellulose?

Ssequentialkady.bsky.socialOct 3, 2024 12:34am

They use a cellulose reactive dye. If you get it on paper or natural fibers, it will stick.

ERerawlins.bsky.socialOct 2, 2024 3:49am

Näinkö selluteollisuus voisi vielä kunnostautua? "MIT researchers realized that processing silk into uniform nanoscale crystals — known as nanofibrils — and then combining them with cellulose, a common material found in wood pulp waste, creates a material uniquely well suited to water filtration."

Scientists develop revolutionary 'fully natural solution' to remove harmful substances from water: 'This could really have a major impact'

Scientists at MIT have developed a new material made from silk and cellulose that can effectively remove PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," from water.

Ttyreforhyre.bsky.socialOct 2, 2024 3:32am

looking between the variety labels of "memories of tomato past (the pain will never heal)" and "Cellulose Made MEAT ecno style" and sighing dejectedly.

CRpolyhymnia.bsky.socialOct 1, 2024 5:41am

I also avoid polyester :-) Current project is cotton/lycra, also use other cellulose-based fabrics, but I like wool for coats. (It's lovely to work with, if you're not allergic/uncomfortable with it).