TITLEBioactuated Textiles: Exploring Reversible Actuation of Casein Bioplastic in Woven Textiles ABSTRACTBiomaterials in wearable technology are often explored for their sustainability attributes; this paper broadens that focus to include their … Continue readingBioactuated Textiles
TITLEDesktop Biofibers Spinning: An Open-Source Machine for Exploring Biobased Fibers and Their Application Towards Sustainable Smart Textile Design ABSTRACTSmart textiles combine electronics with traditional textile forms, showing great promise in … Continue readingDesktop Biofibers Spinning
TITLEBio-e-Nails: a Sustainable Design Approach to Biobased Nail Interfaces ABSTRACTWearable and beauty technologies face environmental sustainability challenges due to their material composition, electronic waste, and end-of-life disposal. In response, we … Continue readingBio-e-Nails
ABSTRACTThis paper presents the use of weaving as a technique to create functional augmented reality (AR) markers using different textile structures and colors. We conducted experiments with plain, twill, and … Continue readingWeaving AR Markers
TITLEExploring Biofoam as a Material for Tangible Interaction ABSTRACTEach new material developed opens a broader pallet of aesthetic and functional possibilities for designers. This paper introduces DIS to biofoam, a … Continue readingExploring Biofoam
TITLEbraceIO: Biosensing through Hydrogel Dental Ligatures ABSTRACTDental braces are a semi-permanent dental treatment that comes into direct contact with our metabolism (saliva), the food and liquids we ingest, and our … Continue readingbraceIO
TITLEIntroducing the Sustainable Prototyping Life Cycle for Digital Fabrication to Designers ABSTRACTThis paper introduces the Sustainable Prototyping Life Cycle for Digital Fabrication, an adaptation from the Life Cycle Assessment method … Continue readingSustainable Prototyping Life Cycle🏅
ABSTRACTSustainability has been addressed in fashion, product design, and furniture-making fields. Recycling and disposing of e-textiles has been a concern in this community for years[20]; however, the impact of designing … Continue readingMyco-Accessories 🏆
PUBLICATION2019 – Eldy S. Lazaro Vasquez and Katia Vega. 2019. From plastic to biomaterials: prototyping DIY electronics with mycelium. In Adjunct Proceedings of the 2019 ACM International Joint Conference on … Continue readingDIY Electronics with Mycelium
ABSTRACTThe auto-adjustable bra combines new technologies such as soft robotics, computational design, and e-textiles to develop a bra that uses a pneumatic system to compensate for severe asymmetries in breast … Continue readingAdjustable Push-Up Bra