Slab of solid Ca alginate foam. Made in imitation of balsa Wood (as a subsitute for use in the Mosquito Aeroplane). Density is ca. 0.1g/ml. Made by P.H. Plesch at Cefoil Ltd, 1944.
Details
- Category:
- Materials Science Gallery
- Object Number:
- 2000-1487
- Materials:
- alginate
- Measurements:
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: 13.7795 x 9.6457 x .9843 in.; 350 x 245 x 25 mm
- type:
- alginate foam
- credit:
- Plesch, Peter H. (Prof.)