But how are the carrot cells grown? Either using light or some kind of agricultural product I’m sure. There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Literally in this case.
But how are the carrot cells grown?
Hint: the article tells it (to those who read it)...
Did you read it? It doesn’t explicitly answer my question.
I have the same question. They said other veggie printers (which are a thing, I guess) use pre-grown fruit or veggie matter that has been turned into some kind of slurry, but it doesn't specifically state what kind of "ink" this printer uses except to say that it is an "edible material" subjected to UV light. I have concerns as to what that edible material may be. Also, if it's already edible, is there any point in rendering it into the shape of a carrot?
They say the carrot cells are already grown for laboratory uses. Food scientists get up to weird stuff and they need standardized materials as basic building blocks. So there are already facilities that make this stuff and they bought it.
In my experience with undergrads, they probably heard "Oh wow, lab grown carrots are a thing and you can buy them!" and they bought them from a food science lab supply company that made them from pureed whole carrots, but they told the reporter it was lab grown.
My question is what uv polymer did they use in that carrot printer goop that is "food safe"? When I used MSLA printers, those resins were noxious and toxic AF. I used a full face ventilator with an organic carbon filter because I didn't want to get poisoned by it.
But how are the carrot cells grown? Either using light or some kind of agricultural product I’m sure. There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Literally in this case.
Hint: the article tells it (to those who read it)...
Did you read it? It doesn’t explicitly answer my question.
I have the same question. They said other veggie printers (which are a thing, I guess) use pre-grown fruit or veggie matter that has been turned into some kind of slurry, but it doesn't specifically state what kind of "ink" this printer uses except to say that it is an "edible material" subjected to UV light. I have concerns as to what that edible material may be. Also, if it's already edible, is there any point in rendering it into the shape of a carrot?
They say the carrot cells are already grown for laboratory uses. Food scientists get up to weird stuff and they need standardized materials as basic building blocks. So there are already facilities that make this stuff and they bought it.
In my experience with undergrads, they probably heard "Oh wow, lab grown carrots are a thing and you can buy them!" and they bought them from a food science lab supply company that made them from pureed whole carrots, but they told the reporter it was lab grown.
My question is what uv polymer did they use in that carrot printer goop that is "food safe"? When I used MSLA printers, those resins were noxious and toxic AF. I used a full face ventilator with an organic carbon filter because I didn't want to get poisoned by it.