3D food printing
3D food printers can print food, usually through one more seringues. Food 3D printers actually were invented around the same time as low cost filament printers, but did not have much success. The first known open source printers capable of printing food were probably developed at Cornell University around 2005 under the name of fablab@home by Hod Lipson and colloborators.
As of 2017 however, there is renewed interest. 3D food printing can server two purposes according to 3D Food Printing: It can be healthy and good for the environment because it can help to convert alternative ingredients such as proteins from algae, beet leaves, or insects into tasty products. It also opens the door to food customization and therefore tune up with individual needs and preferences.
See also: food computer
Links
Introductions etc.
- Why 3D food printing is more than just a novelty — it’s the future of food by Kyle Wiggers, April 2015.
- printed food, a growing market
- Do We Really Want 3D-Printed Food?, by Lara Sorakanich, Dec 2016.
- food category at 3dprinting.com
- Organizations and events
- Printer models
- food at 3dprintersonlinstore
Rather high end:
Bibliography
- Lipton, J.I., Arnold, D. Nigl, F., Lopez, N., Cohen, D.L., Noren, N., Lipson, H. (2010) “Multi-Material Food Printing with Complex Internal Structure Suitable for Conventional Post-Processing”, 21st Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF ’10), Austin, TX.
- Lipson, H., & Kurman, M. (2013). Fabricated: The new world of 3D printing. John Wiley & Sons.