Samples of shoes can reproduce themselves after 1 night

In the near future, biomass shoe models will be produced from 3D printers, with the ability to self-replicate after only one night.

At the Wearable Futures conference recently held in London, the designer and researcher Shamees Aden has attracted a lot of admiring eyes with his concept of sports shoes. These shoes, currently developed by Aden with Professor Martin Hanczyc of the University of Southern Denmark, are a 3D printer product and are made of synthetic biological materials with the ability to self-replicate only. after a night.

These shoes are part of Aden's work on protocells . The basic pre-cell molecules are theoretically not really 'alive' , but with a clever combination we can create basic life forms. Combining different types of pre-cells, we can obtain life forms of different properties, allowing designers to 'program' somewhat how products respond to the effects of heat, light or pressure. The unique material texture of this shoe also allows us to create them from 3D printers, helping the shoes fit into the user's feet ' like a second layer of skin' - according to the designer. When moving, the material layer will react appropriately to the pressure and movement of the user's foot, increasing the elasticity - smooth when needed.

"These cells will be able to respond to pressure, inflate or deflate when needed ." Aden stated 'With the ability to flexibly change according to the pressure when moving, this will be double. 'Dream' shoes for most sports'.

After using and cleaning, to take advantage of this self-healing ability of shoes, we will need to use a bottle filled with liquid pre-cells. This liquid will act as a 'charger', keeping the life forms in shoes healthy and helping them regenerate. As introduced, users can freely change the color of this liquid to directly affect the color of the shoe.

This concept received a lot of appreciation from Wearable Future guests, because this is not only a work that erases the boundaries between biological and abiotic materials, but also an idea. daring to bring the printing industry to a whole new level. According to Aden, we have almost enough of the science and technology platforms to make this work a reality, even though the complete research will take a few years.