Dynamic Relaxation Simulations of Bacterial Cellulose-based Tissues

Abstract

In this paper, a sample of a bacterial cellulose-based tissue is studied in terms of its tectonics by presenting a framework that proposes a transition from digital to physical in terms of design and fabrication. First, sample tissue is digitally modeled and optimized through dynamic relaxation of spring-particle systems by simulating bending behavior; secondly, the tissue is materialized in a form of a biocomposite out of plant cellulose as a fabric out of fiber network for reinforcement, and bacterial cellulose, as the membrane. As the last step, the results are discussed in terms of the deflection, tensile stress lines and bending moment. This framework anticipates a number of methodologies from design and biology, combined with digital fabrication technologies in new ways to change the processes, augment the quality of ideas and outcomes; thus, question the perception of making spaces for living.