So while I couldn’t get to lasering due to some issues, I have whipped up 2 new silicones for those who like silicone stuff.
One I am trying to make inexpensive ultrasoundable silicone models. These are based currently on the Ecoflex 0020 (maybe will try 0010 if it’s too dense still) as the 0050 we normally use for flesh is too dense. So as you can see I am using batteries to make holes in the silicone pour to simulate blood vessels (I will pull them out in the morning) and then fill with water with some dragonskin 10VF to make good targets for the ultrasound (air doesn’t transmit). I’d like to say the battery that fell over was deliberate to make a sideways blood vessel, but one of my dev team members bumped the table… If this works we will cast a real artery in the real test mold (this was a failed print I had sitting around)
Second (which I can’t reveal the chemistry yet, until it’s published) is my fantasy of making electrically conductive silicone. You can have it any color as long as it’s poop… One my my colleagues from colorectal surgery commented, it’s poop and not even healthy looking poop… Interestingly the additives I am using, seem to prevent the bubbles from escaping like normal. This is Dragon Skin 10VF
