Agar Ag12 (4.5mm Film, with Plasticizer)

Ingredients:

  • Water (75 mL)

  • Agar agar powder (3 g)

  • Glycerol (4.4 g)

Procedure:

  • Mix all the ingredients into a pan or pot

  • Heat up all the ingredients to 85-90 C on the stove

  • Mix thoroughly

  • Lower heat if bubbles are forming on the bottom of the pan

  • Take off heat after about 4 minutes of stirring or until the agar is fully dissolved (the solution is at least 85 C and thicker than when started)

  • Let dry for a few days on silicone or something similar. I used an 11.5 X 16.5 cm silicone mat. When poured onto my mat, it naturally reached all four corners and was about 4.5mm thick.

  • Done!

Properties:

  • Before drying: very viscous and brown

  • After drying: a thicker film that's super strong!

Notes:

  • Final thickness: 0.5mm (it shrunk about 9 times in thickness!)

  • Varied casting thickness

  • It's really hard to measure the casting thickness, so I'm going to note it could have been between 3.5-5mm.

  • Super strong

  • Translucent

  • Flexible

  • Best film yet!

  • Oh my goodness this takes forever to dry!

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