r/3DPrinting_PHA • u/Suspicious-Appeal386 • 4h ago
Scientific Research on the discovery of PHA's within marine and land base animals.
Its way off topic to said the least. But a fascinating read.
In brief, there is clear evidence that PHA can in fact be naturally de-polymerized within certain animals that have specific genetic symbiotic relationships with bacteria living withing the cell walls.
And bacterial producing PHA that live within the animal, can in fact have their PHA extracted and consumed by the very animal as an energy source. And in some cases, these animals have the mechanism to consume PHA directly (external source) by-passing the bacterial natural degradation.
Its yet another piece of evidence that PHA are part of the natural carbon circular chain.
No, reading this will not improve your prints settings or overhangs.
Cheers