Materials List: Design Your Own Nano-Polymer Smartphone Case

  • silicone (construction silicone will work)
  • silicone gunĀ 
  • silicone pigmenting (liquid coloring works well)
  • corn starch or potato starch
  • gloves
  • braided fishing string, or a similar type of robust string
  • scissors
  • scalpel
  • table cover
  • plastic wrap
  • aluminum foil
  • construction paper (for embossing; the thicker, the better)
  • sandpaper (used for smoothing the cases)
  • several objects that are the approximate size of a smartphone for students who do not want to model their cases off their actual phones (optional)
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