Biodegradable toothbrush

Authors

  • Barbara Kmetz University of Miskolc, Institute of Machine and Product Design
  • Balázs Magyar University of Miskolc, Institute of Machine and Product Design
  • Ferenc J. Szabó University of Miskolc, Institute of Machine and Product Design https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6694-8959

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32972/dms.2018.009

Keywords:

biodegradable, polymer, toothbrush, 3D printing, FEM

Abstract

During our third year we took part in an international project called Heibus project (https://www.linkedin.com/company/heibus-project). We got a topic according to which we had to work. This topic was biodegradable products. The next article is about these products and about how these products are developed. If you are in the habit of reading what supermarkets print on their plastic bags, you may have noticed a lot of eco-friendly statements appearing over the last few years. We followed this idea through our project as we designed and developed, eco-friendly products, as alternative to disposable polymeric products, that have a high impact on nature. We tried to reduce the environmental footprint through the development of new and biodegradable plastic products.

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Nofar, M., Park, C. B. (2017). Polylactide Foams. Elsevier.

Ebnesajjad, S. (2012). Handbook of biopolymers and biodegradable plastics. Elsevier.

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Published

2018-11-30

How to Cite

Kmetz, B., Magyar, B., & Szabó, F. J. (2018). Biodegradable toothbrush. Design of Machines and Structures, 8(2), 19–29. https://doi.org/10.32972/dms.2018.009