GREGORY WANG • 300411208
VIRAL VANQUISH V IRUS // INFECTION // DECAY // GROWTH
BIOTYPE: VIRUS
CHARACTERISTICS + ATTRIBUTES A virus is an infectious agent present in infected living organisms. A virus infects a target host by the process of viral replication. A virus particle, also known as virions, consist of genetic material which the virus consists of. As a virus multiplies and infects the host living organism, The infected living organism begins to deteriorate the host. The process of overtaking a host can be redefined as two main categorical features: 1) The replication of the Virus particles to spread the infection within. 2) The degradation or decay of the living organism as the Virus is spread.
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION The experimentation of my biotype will be broken into two parts to replicate the two main phases of a viral infection of a living organism. Phase One: Replication of Virus Phase Two: Degradation of Host
VIRAL VANQUISH PHASE ONE V IRUS // INFECTION // DECAY // GROWTH
MODELING + E X P L O R AT I O N MATERIALS: -
Petri Dishes Agar Powder Water Cotton Buds Bacterial Source Bleach Measuring Jar
EXPERIMENTATION + VARIABLES: BACTERIAL SOURCE: - Soil - Saliva - Shoe - Meat The Bacterial source allows a variety of different bacteria organisms to grow. Having a variety of sources allows us to understand what source is suited for specific growing conditions. DURATION: Due to the time frame of the project, the duration of all growth experiments will remain the same. Ideally a spread over a month would indicate the multiplication of bacteria growth over time however, by allowing the time frame of the experiments to be consistant creates comparable results.
METHOD: - Dark, Room Temperature - Dark, Heated Light for 2 Hours Daily - Dark, Sprayed with Warm Water Daily - Natural Conditions on Window Sill - Dark, Room Temperature, Bleach The various methods of growing conditions test if environments have an impact on the growth and spread of a bacterial virus.
VIRAL VANQUISH V IRUS // INFECTION // DECAY // GROWTH
PROCESSES PROCESS OF MAKING: 1) Prepare Petri dishes for pouring Agar solution into. 2) Heat water until boiling and pour 250ml of boiling water into a measuring jug. 3) Add one packet of Agar into the boiling water and stir until completely dissolved. 4) After the Agar has completely diluted, place the measuring jug with the solution and microwave for two minutes. 5) Pour the Agar solution on to petri dishes until cool. 6) When the Agar solution has solidified, use a damp cotton bud and run numerous times over desire bacterial source. 7) In a Zig-Zag motion run bacteria infested cotton bud over the surface of the solidified Agar solution. 8) Store the petri dishes in the specified environments. 9) Check daily and tend to petri dishes according to specified environments
The purpose of this process is to identify thriving environments for bacteria to grow; how can these environments effect the viral replication of bacteria? In addition, extracting patterns of growth controlled by specific variables and how the relate to each other. Throughout the duration of a viral infection on a host living organism, a virus spreads itself to eventually destroy its host.
VIRAL VANQUISH
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V IRUS // INFECTION // DECAY // GROWTH
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MA C R O I NS P E C T I O N
DARK, ROOM TEMPERATURE DARK, HEATING LIGHT FOR 2 HOURS DARK, SPRAYED WITH WARM WATER NATURAL CONDITIONS ON WINDOW SILL DARK, ROOM TEMPERATURE, BLEACH
BACT ERIAL SPREAD
SPECIMEN I. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECIM E N I. A
SOIL 7 DAYS 1
SPEC I M E N I . B
SPECIMEN II. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECIM E N II. A
SALIVA 7 DAYS 1
SPE C I M EN I I . B
SPECIMEN III. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECI M E N III. A
SHOE 7 DAYS 1
SPEC I M E N I I I . B
S P E C I M E N I V. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECI M E N IV. A
SPEC I M E N I V. B
MEAT 7 DAYS 1
VIRAL VANQUISH
1 2 3
V IRUS // INFECTION // DECAY // GROWTH
4 5
MA C R O I NS P E C T I O N
DARK, ROOM TEMPERATURE DARK, HEATING LIGHT FOR 2 HOURS DARK, SPRAYED WITH WARM WATER NATURAL CONDITIONS ON WINDOW SILL DARK, ROOM TEMPERATURE, BLEACH
BACT ERIAL SPREAD
S P E C I M E N V. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECIM E N V. A
SOIL 7 DAYS 2
SPE C I M EN V. B
SPECIMEN VI. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECIM E N V I. A
SALIVA 7 DAYS 2
SPEC I M E N V I . B
SPECIMEN VII. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECIM E N V II. A
SHOE 7 DAYS 2
SPEC I M E N V I I . B
SPECIMEN VIII. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECIM E N V III. A
SPEC I M E N V I I I . B
MEAT 7 DAYS 2
VIRAL VANQUISH
1 2 3
V IRUS // INFECTION // DECAY // GROWTH
4 5
MA C R O I NS P E C T I O N
DARK, ROOM TEMPERATURE DARK, HEATING LIGHT FOR 2 HOURS DARK, SPRAYED WITH WARM WATER NATURAL CONDITIONS ON WINDOW SILL DARK, ROOM TEMPERATURE, BLEACH
BACT ERIAL SPREAD
SPECIMEN IX. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECI M E N IX. A
SOIL 7 DAYS 3
SPEC I M E N I X . B
SPECIMEN X. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECIM E N X. A
SALIVA 7 DAYS 3
SPE C I M EN X . B
SPECIMEN XI. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECI M E N XI. A
SHOE 7 DAYS 3
SPEC I M E N X I . B
SPECIMEN XII. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECIM E N XII. A
SPEC I M E N X I I . B
MEAT 7 DAYS 3
VIRAL VANQUISH
1 2 3
V IRUS // INFECTION // DECAY // GROWTH
4 5
MA C R O I NS P E C T I O N
DARK, ROOM TEMPERATURE DARK, HEATING LIGHT FOR 2 HOURS DARK, SPRAYED WITH WARM WATER NATURAL CONDITIONS ON WINDOW SILL DARK, ROOM TEMPERATURE, BLEACH
BACT ERIAL SPREAD
SPECIMEN XIII. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECIM E N XIII. A
SOIL 7 DAYS 4
SPEC I M E N X I I I . B
S P E C I M E N X I V. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECIM E N XIV. A
SALIVA 7 DAYS 4
SPE C I M EN X I V. B
S P E C I M E N X V. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECIM E N XV. A
SHOE 7 DAYS 4
SPE C I M EN X V. B
SPECIMEN XVI. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECIM E N XV I. A
SPEC I M E N X VI . B
MEAT 7 DAYS 4
VIRAL VANQUISH
1 2 3
V IRUS // INFECTION // DECAY // GROWTH
4 5
MA C R O I NS P E C T I O N
DARK, ROOM TEMPERATURE DARK, HEATING LIGHT FOR 2 HOURS DARK, SPRAYED WITH WARM WATER NATURAL CONDITIONS ON WINDOW SILL DARK, ROOM TEMPERATURE, BLEACH
BACT ERIAL SPREAD
SPECIMEN XVII. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECIM E N XV II. A
SOIL 7 DAYS 5
SPEC I M E N X VI I . B
SPECIMEN XVIII. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECIM E N XV III. A
SALIVA 7 DAYS 5
SPE C I M EN X V I I I . B
SPECIMEN XIX. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECIM E N XIX. A
SHOE 7 DAYS 5
SPE C I M EN X I X . B
SPECIMEN XX. SOURCE: DURATION: CONDITION:
SPECIM E N XX. A
SPE C I M EN X X . B
MEAT 7 DAYS 5
VIRAL VANQUISH
SALI VA
CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
SEVEN DAYS DARK, ROOM TEMPERATURE
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A variet y of d ifferent siz e m ould colonies were prod uced as a result of this ex perime nt. The cond ition were sufficient fo r t h e growth of m ould in the p etr i d ishes. 0
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VIRAL VANQUISH
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CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
SEVEN DAYS DARK, SPRAYED WITH WARM WATER
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Colon ies p rod uced when sp r ayed with warm water d aily, tend to b e sm all colonies bu t in la r ge q uantities. This p etr i d ish h ad t h e m ost colonies when com p ared to o t h ers . 0
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VIRAL VANQUISH
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CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
SEVEN DAYS NATURAL CONDITIONS ON WINDOW SILL
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T h is petr i d ish p rod uced lar ge colonies o f mou ld growth. This is d ue to the high co n cen t r ate of b acter ia within the m eat s ou rce. 0
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VIRAL VANQUISH
SALI VA
CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
SEVEN DAYS DARK, ROOM TEMPERATURE, BLEACH
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Wh en com p ared to the other p etr i d ishes in t h e s et, this p ar ticular p etr i d ish was t h e o n ly one that could resist the chem ical dis in fectant p rop er ties of b leach. 0
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VIRAL VANQUISH PHASE TWO V IRUS // INFECTION // DECAY // GROWTH
MODELING + E X P L O R AT I O N MATERIALS: -
Hot Charcoal Acetone Styrofoam Gold Foam Polyethylene Foam Plaster of Paris Water Spray Paint Tape Face Mask Heating Pot Gloves Shovel
EXPERIMENTATION + VARIABLES: MEDIUM: - Styrofoam - Gold Foam - Polyethylene Foam
Secondary Variable:
Thickness
The medium provides a base for the charcoal and acetone to decay with. The variation of materials have different properties and can result in a variation of formal qualities of the decayed form. Properties such as the specific heat capacity will be the key differentiation across the three mediums as a material with a lower specific heat capacity will allow temperature change to occur sooner and thus allowing the material to decay at a greater rate. VIRAL SUBSTANCE: Secondary Variable: - Charcoal Amount / Quantity / Size - Acetone The viral substance reacts with the medium to decay the body of material. The form of the decay may differ according to the substance and the rate of decay could also differ. Quantity and amount will also be a secondary variable which will factor in the form of decay. METHOD: - Placed on top - Wedged between Placing charcoal on top on the foam will create a linear shape with a base and top. Placing charcoal on a single thickness foam, then immediately wedging it between another sheet and shaking the foam up and down will create a decayed form with no top and base.
VIRAL VANQUISH V IRUS // INFECTION // DECAY // GROWTH
PROCESSES PROCESS OF MAKING: 1) Heat up Charcoal in a durable heat resistant pot until glowing red. 2) Prepare various Foam medium to the desire thickness. 3) Before placing Charcoal on Foam medium, ensure a face mask is used to block out hazardous fumes from being inhaled. Additionally ensure the workspace is well ventilated. 4) Select desired size Charcoal using a shovel to be placed on Foam medium. 5) Place the desire amount and size of Charcoal on the Foam medium. 6) The Foam medium will react with the heat, and begin to melt/decay. Eventually the hot Charcoal will pass through the Foam medium entirely. 7) Now Prepare Styrofoam by taping any holes at the base of the Foam block. 8) Prepare two parts Plaster of Paris with 1 part Water. 9) Stir well and pour Plaster of Paris into the decayed Foam ‘Moulds’. 10) After an hour the Plaster will be set, and break off the foam moulds to extract the decayed form. 11) The Gold Foam moulds may be challenging to break off so any additional segments can be melted off using a blow torch. This process is repeated using Acetone, however, Acetone only reacts with Styrofoam and not with Gold Foam or the Polyethylene Foam. To compensate, Acetone is poured to the desire amount and set on fire. This process presented itself as unsuccessful dune to the uncontrollable nature of fire. Decayed forms can be seen as a subtraction from an overall solid, but rarely understood in it’s negative form. This experimentation process is an attempt to extract and understand the forms produced from the decay/ degradation of a living organism when infected by a virus
VIRAL VANQUISH V IRUS // INFECTION // DECAY // GROWTH
DE CAY FR O M V I R A L CO NTAM I N AT I O N
DECAY F ORM
SPECIMEN 01.
SPECIM E N 01. A
MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
STYROFOAM ONE
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - COARSENESS: - QUANTITY:
CHARCOAL SMALL THREE
COMPOSITION OF FORM:
PLASTER
SPEC I M E N 0 1 . B
SPECIMEN 02.
SPECIM E N 02. A
MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
STYROFOAM TWO
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - COARSENESS: - QUANTITY:
CHARCOAL SMALL THREE
COMPOSITION OF FORM:
PLASTER
SPEC I M E N 0 2 . B
SPECIMEN 03.
SPECIM E N 03. A
MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
STYROFOAM TWO
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - COARSENESS: - QUANTITY:
CHARCOAL SMALL SIX
COMPOSITION OF FORM:
PLASTER
SPEC I M E N 0 3 . B
SPECIMEN 04.
SPECIM E N 04. A
SPEC I M E N 0 4 . B
MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
STYROFOAM THREE
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - COARSENESS: - QUANTITY:
CHARCOAL SMALL SIX
COMPOSITION OF FORM:
PLASTER
VIRAL VANQUISH V IRUS // INFECTION // DECAY // GROWTH
DE CAY FR O M V I R A L CO NTAM I N AT I O N
DECAY F ORM
SPECIMEN 05.
SPECIM E N 05. A
MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
GOLD FOAM ONE
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - COARSENESS: - QUANTITY:
CHARCOAL MEDIUM TWO
COMPOSITION OF FORM:
PLASTER
SPEC I M E N 0 5 . B
SPECIMEN 06.
SPECIM E N 06. A
MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
GOLD FOAM ONE
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - COARSENESS: - QUANTITY:
CHARCOAL MEDIUM THREE
COMPOSITION OF FORM:
PLASTER
SPEC I M E N 0 6 . B
SPECIMEN 07.
SPECIM E N 07. A
MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
GOLD FOAM TWO
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - COARSENESS: - QUANTITY:
CHARCOAL MEDIUM THREE
COMPOSITION OF FORM:
PLASTER
SPEC I M E N 0 7 . B
SPECIMEN 08.
SPECIM E N 08. A
SPEC I M E N 0 8 . B
MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
STYROFOAM THREE
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - COARSENESS: - QUANTITY:
CHARCOAL MEDIUM THREE
COMPOSITION OF FORM:
PLASTER
VIRAL VANQUISH V IRUS // INFECTION // DECAY // GROWTH
DE CAY FR O M V I R A L CO NTAM I N AT I O N
DECAY F ORM
SPECIMEN 09.
SPECIM E N 09. A
MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
POLYETHYLENE TWO
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - COARSENESS: - QUANTITY:
CHARCOAL SMALL TWO
COMPOSITION OF FORM:
PLASTER
SPEC I M E N 0 9 . B
SPECIMEN 10.
SPECIM E N 10. A
MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
POLYETHYLENE TWO
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - COARSENESS: - QUANTITY:
CHARCOAL MEDIUM TWO
COMPOSITION OF FORM:
PLASTER
SPEC I M E N 1 0 . B
S P E C I M E N 11 .
SPECIM E N 11. A
MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
POLYETHYLENE TWO
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - COARSENESS: - QUANTITY:
CHARCOAL LARGE TWO
COMPOSITION OF FORM:
PLASTER
SPEC I M E N 1 1 . B
SPECIMEN 12.
SPECIM E N 12. A
SPEC I M E N 1 2 . B
MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
POLYETHYLENE
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - COARSENESS: - QUANTITY:
CHARCOAL LARGE TWO
COMPOSITION OF FORM:
PLASTER
TWO
VIRAL VANQUISH V IRUS // INFECTION // DECAY // GROWTH
DE CAY FR O M V I R A L CO NTAM I N AT I O N
DECAY F ORM
SPECIMEN 13.
SPECIM E N 13. A
MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
STYROFOAM ONE
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - AMOUNT:
ACETONE 5ML
COMPOSITION OF FORM:
PLASTER
SPEC I M E N 1 3 . B
SPECIMEN 14.
SPECIM E N 14. A
MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
STYROFOAM ONE
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - AMOUNT:
ACETONE 10ML
COMPOSITION OF FORM:
PLASTER
SPEC I M E N 1 4 . B
SPECIMEN 15.
SPECIM E N 15. A
MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
GOLD FOAM ONE
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - AMOUNT:
ACETONE + FIRE 10ML
COMPOSITION OF FORM:
PLASTER
SPEC I M E N 1 5 . B
SPECIMEN 16.
SPECIM E N 16. A
SPEC I M E N 1 6 . B
MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
POLYETHYLENE ONE
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - AMOUNT:
ACETONE + FIRE 10ML
COMPOSITION OF FORM:
PLASTER
VIRAL VANQUISH V IRUS // INFECTION // DECAY // GROWTH
DE CAY FR O M V I R A L CO NTAM I N AT I O N
DECAY F ORM
SPECIMEN 17. MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
STYROFOAM TWO / WEDGED
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - COARSENESS: - QUANTITY:
CHARCOAL MEDIUM FOUR / WEDGED
COMPOSITION OF FORM: SPECIM E N 17. A
PLASTER
SPEC I M E N 1 7 . B
SPECIMEN 18. MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
POLYETHYLENE TWO / WEDGED
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - COARSENESS: - QUANTITY:
CHARCOAL MEDIUM ONE / WEDGED
COMPOSITION OF FORM: SPECIM E N 18. A
PLASTER
SPEC I M E N 1 8 . B
SPECIMEN 19. MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
GOLD FOAM TWO / WEDGED
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - COARSENESS: - QUANTITY:
CHARCOAL MEDIUM ONE / WEDGED
COMPOSITION OF FORM: SPECIM E N 19. A
PLASTER
SPEC I M E N 1 9 . B
SPECIMEN 20. MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
GOLD FOAM TWO / WEDGED
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - COARSENESS: - QUANTITY:
CHARCOAL MEDIUM FOUR / WEDGED
COMPOSITION OF FORM: SPECIM E N 20. A
SPEC I M E N 2 0 . B
PLASTER
VIRAL VANQUISH V IRUS // INFECTION // DECAY // GROWTH
DE CAY FR O M V I R A L CO NTAM I N AT I O N
DECAY F ORM
SPECIMEN 21. MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
STYROFOAM TWO / WEDGED
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - COARSENESS: - QUANTITY:
CHARCOAL LARGE THREE / WEDGED
COMPOSITION OF FORM: SPECIM E N 21. A
PLASTER
SPEC I M E N 2 1 . B
SPECIMEN 22.
SPECIM E N 22. A
MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
GOLD FOAM FOUR
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - COARSENESS: - QUANTITY:
CHARCOAL SMALL EIGHT
COMPOSITION OF FORM:
PLASTER
SPEC I M E N 2 2 . B
SPECIMEN 23.
SPECIM E N 23. A
MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
STYROFOAM TWO
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - AMOUNT:
ACETONE 20ML
COMPOSITION OF FORM:
PLASTER
SPEC I M E N 2 3 . B
SPECIMEN 24.
SPECIM E N 24. A
SPEC I M E N 2 4 . B
MEDIUM INFECTED: - THICKNESS:
GOLD FOAM ONE
VIRAL SUBSTANCE: - AMOUNT:
ACETONE + FIRE 20ML
COMPOSITION OF FORM:
PLASTER
VIRAL VANQUISH
STYR O FO AM
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IR PL A AC L E S M U E B N S T TA N OF C E
T h e S tyrofo a m medium r eacted ver y qu i ckl y w i th th e char coal and im m ediately me l ted i ts w a y to the bottom . This re su l ted i n th e for m to be fair ly unifor m fro m top to b o tto m .
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ONE LAYER CHARCOAL SMALL, THREE
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C O N TO U R : 0 1
CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
STYR O FO AM
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To co mpe n sa te for the quick m elting ti me o f th e S tyrofoam , another layer w a s a d d e d . T h e for m fr om top to bottom be g i ns to ch a n g e in for m ; fr om slender at the to p to w i d e r at the bottom .
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TWO LAYERS CHARCOAL SMALL, THREE
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CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
STYR O FO AM
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Mo re ch a rcoa l w as placed on two layer s of S tyrofo a m. T he locations wher e the ho t ch a rcoa l w a s placed becom e m or e evi de n t a n d fo rm a m or e inter esting for m .
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TWO LAYERS CHARCOAL SMALL, SIX
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CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
STYR O FO AM
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A dd i ng a n a d d i ti onal Styr ofoam layer cre a te d a more dispr opor tionate path for the ch a rcoa l to flow thr ough. By the tim e the ch a rcoa l re a ches the bottom , heat en e rgy i s l o st, resulting in a m or e slender ba se .
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CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
G O LD FO AM
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C o mpa red to th e Styr ofoam , the gold foa m do e s n o t m elt as quickly. The for m sti l l u n i form from top to bottom , indicating tha t th e h e a t e n er gy exer ted by the hot cha rcoa l s re mai n constant as it passes throu g h .
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ONE LAYER CHARCOAL MEDIUM, TWO
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VIRAL VANQUISH
G O LD FO AM
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P l a ci ng a n a d d i ti onal char coal and di stri bu ti ng i t al ong a line begins to i n d i cate th e p a th s of each individual cha rcoa l pi ece a s it m elts its way fr om top to b o tto m. T h e i ndividual paths eventually con n e ct to fo rm a unified, singular for m .
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CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
G O LD FO AM
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A dd i ng a n a d d i ti onal layer of gold foam cre a te d a more unpr edictable for m . O ccasi on a l l y th e char coal would stick to resi du e o f th e m elted gold foam and cha n g e s i ts pa th dir ection.
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CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
G O LD FO AM
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T h ree l aye rs of gold foam r esulted in a si g n i fi ca n tl y mo re ir r egular for m due to ho t ch a rcoa l sti cking to the sides of the me l ted g o l d fo a m r esidue. At the bottom cha rcoa l pi ece s began to br anch into di fferen t e n d l ocation.
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CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
PO LYE THYLE NE
P ol yeth yl en e i s has a significantly hi gh e r me l ti n g p oint when com par ed to S tyro fo a m an d g old foam . The m ater ial w a s more vi scou s and r esulted in the coal sti cki ng to th e si des which r esulted in cha n g e o f d i re ction.
IR PL A AC L E S M U E B N S T TA N OF C E
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TWO LAYERS CHARCOAL SMALL, TWO
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C O N TO U R : 0 1
CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
PO LYE THYLE NE
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La rge r cha rcoa l pieces m eant that the p i ece s a ccu m ulated at the bottom w h e n th e h e a t e ner gy in the char coal di mi ni she d , fo rming a thicker base.
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TWO LAYERS CHARCOAL MEDIUM, TWO
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10
02
C O N TO U R : 0 1
CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
PO LYE THYLE NE
12
10
09
11
IR PL A AC L E S M U E B N S T TA N OF C E
T h e p o rosi ty of the polyethylene cr eates mo re p ron o u n ce d textur al qualities when re movi ng p l aste r fr om the decay m oulds.
08
07
06
05
04
03
TWO LAYERS CHARCOAL LARGE, TWO
V
11
02
C O N TO U R : 0 1
CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
PO LYE THYLE NE
12
11
09
08
07
10
IR PL A AC L E S M U E B N S T TA N OF C E
A ga i n th e ch a rcoal tends to accum ulate at th e b o tto m to for m a wider base when compa red to th e cr oss- sectional ar ea at the to p .
06
05
04
03
TWO LAYERS CHARCOAL LARGE, ONE
V
12
02
C O N TO U R : 0 1
CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
STYR O FO AM
12
10
09
08
07
11
IR PL A AC L E S M U E B N S T TA N OF C E
T h e u se o f a ce tone cr eated a unifor m ly sha p e d crate r. T he liquid natur e of ace to n e d i d n o t allow the substance to mo ve si de w ays and for m ir r egular ities in the d e ca y fo rm.
06
05
04
03
ONE LAYER ACETONE 10ML
V
13
02
C O N TO U R : 0 1
CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
STYR O FO AM
12
11
10
08
09
IR PL A AC L E S M U E B N S T TA N OF C E
P ou ri n g a l arge r quantity of acetone re su l ted i n p o o l i ng of the liquid and sud d e n sp l ash e s which can be seen in the sha l l o w er secti on of the plaster m odel.
07
06
05
04
03
ONE LAYER ACETONE 10ML
V
14
02
C O N TO U R : 0 1
CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
G O LD FO AM
12
10
09
11
IR PL A AC L E S M U E B N S T TA N OF C E
A ceto n e o n g o l d foam was tr oublesom e as i t d i d n o t rea ct a s it did instantaneously w i th S tyrofo a m. As a solution the acetone w a s se t a l i g h t b ut was uncontr ollable in na tu re.
08
07
06
05
04
03
ONE LAYER ACETONE + FIRE 10ML
V
15
02
C O N TO U R : 0 1
CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
PO LYE THYLE NE
12
11
09
08
10
IR PL A AC L E S M U E B N S T TA N OF C E
A s w i th g o l d fo a m , polyethylene also did no t rea ct i nsta n taneously. The acetone w a s se t a l i g h t b ut did not r eact as vi g o rou sl y as i t did with gold foam .
07
06
05
04
03
ONE LAYER ACETONE + FIRE 10ML
V
16
02
C O N TO U R : 0 1
CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
STYR O FO AM
12
11
10
08
09
IR PL A AC L E S M U E B N S T TA N OF C E
We d g i ng p i ece s of coal in between tw o p i ece s o f S tyr ofoam cr eate alm ost symmetri ca l ha l v es. W her e the coals wer e pl ace d i s evi de n t in the for m .
07
06
05
04
03
TWO LAYERS // WEDGED CHARCOAL MEDIUM, FOUR WEDGED BETWEEN
V
17
02
C O N TO U R : 0 1
CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
PO LYE THYLE NE
12
11
10
08
09
IR PL A AC L E S M U E B N S T TA N OF C E
T h e a l i g n men t o f the two m oulds was i n a ccu rate w hi ch r esulted in a disfigur ed form.
07
06
05
04
03
TWO LAYERS // WEDGED CHARCOAL MEDIUM, ONE WEDGED BETWEEN
V
18
02
C O N TO U R : 0 1
CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
G O LD FO AM
12
11
10
08
09
IR PL A AC L E S M U E B N S T TA N OF C E
Le a vi ng ch a rcoa l inside the two wedged pi ece s fo r too l ong allowed the char coal to crea te a n e xi t path.
07
06
05
04
03
TWO LAYERS // WEDGED CHARCOAL MEDIUM, ONE WEDGED BETWEEN
V
19
02
C O N TO U R : 0 1
CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
G O LD FO AM
12
11
09
08
10
IR PL A AC L E S M U E B N S T TA N OF C E
A symme tri ca l al ignm ent and spher ical form w as crea te d by pr oceeding with the proce ss q u i cker. Char coal was placed, an d sh o rtl y a fte r it was taken out.
07
06
05
04
03
TWO LAYERS // WEDGED CHARCOAL MEDIUM, FOUR WEDGED BETWEEN
V
20
02
C O N TO U R : 0 1
CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
STYR O FO AM
12
11
10
08
09
IR PL A AC L E S M U E B N S T TA N OF C E
T h e w ed g e d ch a r coal m oved significantly i n th i s mo d e l . T h e seam can be seen w h e re th e tw o h alves m eet and indicates tha t o n e h a l f w a s m elted far m or e than the o th e r.
07
06
05
04
03
TWO LAYERS // WEDGED CHARCOAL LARGE, THREE WEDGED BETWEEN
V
21
02
C O N TO U R : 0 1
CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
G O LD FO AM
11
10
12
IR PL A AC L E S M U E B N S T TA N OF C E
A fo u r l a ye red b l ock of gold foam with cha rcoa l pl ace d in differ ent location provi de d th e ch a r coal with am ple tim e for cha rcoa l to g o m elt a path in differ ent ab n o rma l di re cti ons. Occasionally the he a t e n e rgy o f a char coal would be lost du e to th e l arge thickness of the m edium an d th e refo re a d ditional char coal pieces w e re p u t i n to a l low the for m to r eact the bo tto m.
09
08
07
06
05
04
03
FOUR LAYERS CHARCOAL SMALL, EIGHT
V
22
02
C O N TO U R : 0 1
CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
STYR O FO AM
12
11
09
08
10
IR PL A AC L E S M U E B N S T TA N OF C E
La rge a mou n ts o f acetone still pr oduced a symme tri ca l crater as the liquid natur e of a ce to n e d i d n ot allow the substance to mo ve si de w ays to for m ir r egular ities in the d e ca y fo rm. The bottom of the cr ater form a smoo th textur al sur face as seen in the mod e l ab o ve .
07
06
05
04
03
TWO LAYERS ACETONE 20ML
V
23
02
C O N TO U R : 0 1
CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
VIRAL VANQUISH
G O LD FO AM
12
11
10
08
09
IR PL A AC L E S M U E B N S T TA N OF C E
A ceto n e a n d fi re is always unpr edictable an d th i s mo d e l i s a physical depiction of tha t. T h e d e ca ye d for m focused pr im ar ily on o n e p o i nt resulting in a tear dr op sha p e d p l aste r model.
07
06
05
04
03
ONE LAYER ACETONE + FIRE 20ML
V
24
02
C O N TO U R : 0 1
CELLULAR // INFECTIOUS SPREAD // EPIDEMIC
GREGORY WANG • 300411208
VIRAL VANQUISH V IRUS // INFECTION // DECAY // GROWTH
TAKING THIS FURTHER F or furthe r proj ects, I can explor e the system atic fu n d a men ta l s of the two phases of a vir us by u si ng a p a rti cl e system on M aya. Lear ning how to p rog ram w ork will be essential for the next p roj ects. In Ma ya we can assign par ticles with d i fferen t gravi tati onal values and the behavior al p a tte rns on pa rti cles so that we can sim ulate th e ch a rcoa l s i n ter acting with the Styr ofoam .