Molecular model - Glucose - atomic scale model

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Just a nice water-tight, manifold, 3d-friendly STL molecular model of Glucose! See my profile for others. Some I have printed and some I haven't gotten to yet. I do take molecule requests but I'm not necessarily fast about it :) I use these to teach my kids about chemistry. Glucose is great because it generates a big conversation on how energy is gained and stored in the body. See also my models for Lactose (a carbohydrate that is basically two Glucose rings) and protein bits like Glutamine and Alanine for discussion of why the body likes to eat protein as well. For FDM these will need lots of supports and careful planning. I look forward to seeing some SLM versions, which should be easier. The images are from various points in the modeling process. All molecules are subject to computational atomic bond optimization and simulation to get the correct bond angles. The atomic "ball" is scaled linearly with atomic radius, although the absolute radius shown is still just for modeling and ease of representation. The models should have enough triangles for very large fabrication.