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    Evonik bio-based polyamide for sustainable toothbrush bristles

    • Last Update: 2023-01-13
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Everyone uses a toothbrush several times a day and changes it every two to three months
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    People use about 400 toothbrushes in their lifetime, which creates a huge amount of waste

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    Evonik's bio-based polyamide VESTAMID Terra is used in toothbrushes developed by two designers, Fabian Ghoshal and Benjamin Beck, who founded TIO, a sustainable toothbrush company that manufactures toothbrushes from sustainable materials
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    Evonik's bio-based polyamide VESTAMID Terra is used in toothbrushes
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    There are currently ecological toothbrushes on the market that use animal hair as bristles
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    "But the hair splits after a while, so the bacteria persist," says Benjamin Beck.
    "This is where bioplastics can be a sustainable alternative

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    So the two founders looked for different bio-based plastics for the head, handle and bristles, and used Evonik's VESTAMID Terra to make the bristles
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    Plastics are derived from castor oil and have good properties

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    Johannes Krampe, Evonik’s Performance Polymers business, points out: “The filaments made from long-chain semi-crystalline polyamides have high performance properties such as abrasion resistance, flexible and elastic bristles, and no deformation or breakage
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    Bio-based materials are also suitable for Different diameters, softer or harder bristles, depending on customer needs

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