Could this be used to 3D print supports ? For now, the only thermoplastic I know of that can be used to this effect is HIPS in conjunction with d-limonene.
Oh I've used this personally! I had various surgeries that removed various amounts of bone from me and I asked to keep the bones, which they allowed! I wanted to preserve them in case I wanted to make some esoteric jewelry and it lead to paraloid B-72.
It's quite wonderful. I dissolve the paraloid B-72 in acetone (1 part B-72, 8 parts acetone), then soak the bone in the acetone for about an hour, let the bones dry, and then suddenly they're solid and strong. You can adjust how much acetone you use for how thin/thick you want the fluid. Bones are porus so I opted for a thinner solution and it worked great. It was also really cheap.
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 41.4 ms ] threadHow many museum curators who need non-yellowing flexible thermoplastic are there on here?
Although we're cheap so we usually use butvar (polyvinyl butyral).
Links to obsure but interesting Wikipedia articles are some of my favorite HN posts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_CL-1201
It's quite wonderful. I dissolve the paraloid B-72 in acetone (1 part B-72, 8 parts acetone), then soak the bone in the acetone for about an hour, let the bones dry, and then suddenly they're solid and strong. You can adjust how much acetone you use for how thin/thick you want the fluid. Bones are porus so I opted for a thinner solution and it worked great. It was also really cheap.