Title
Myco-accessories: Sustainable wearables with biodegradable materials
Date Issued
09 September 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Lazaro Vasquez E.
University of California
Publisher(s)
Association for Computing Machinery
Abstract
Sustainability has been addressed in fashion, product design and furniture making fields. Recycling and disposing e-textiles has been a concern in this community for years[20]; however, the impact of designing sustainable wearables is still new territory that requires more exploration. This paper approaches sustainability in the prototyping process by producing wearables that make use of biodegradable material for embedding electronics. We have used mycelium, that unlike other biodegradable materials such as kombucha, algae, or bioplastics, has heat resistance, thermal resistance and hydrophobic properties which makes it suitable to apply in wearables. Moreover, this paper proposes a sustainable life cycle that uses biodegradable materials to embed electronics. For example, we embedded an electronic circuit into mycelium skin to make an accessory. After the accessory has been worn, the electronic components can be reused and the mycelium skin composted. Lastly, we present our method for growing mycelium, our design process using common techniques in embedding electronics, and Myco-accessories as applications to envision the possibilities of this material. This paper aims to contribute to prototyping wearables sustainably by intertwining biomaterials and electronics.
Start page
306
End page
311
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Electroquímica
Otras ingenierías y tecnologías
Biotecnología ambiental
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85072805706
ISBN
9781450368704
Source
Proceedings - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC
Resource of which it is part
Proceedings - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC
ISSN of the container
15504816
ISBN of the container
978-145036870-4
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