Plastids

"A disgusting nanite-infested tissue mass."

- In-Game Description

Plastids are an uncommon component that can be found on Saturn, Uranus, Phobos, Pluto and Eris regions. It is usually found in quantities of 10 to 30.

Blueprints Requiring Plastids
Click to view the Blueprints requiring Plastids. 

Market
"By purchasing this item you can directly exchange 30 for 300 Plastids."

- In-Game Description

Beginning in Update 9 materials could be purchased directly from the market for.

Gathering Tips
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 * Defense mission in Miranda (Uranus) has a lot of containers and can possibly yield around 100 Plastids per 5 waves.
 * Epimetheus in Saturn drops a plenty of these, kill mobs and break containers/open lockers to increase your chances of finding Plastids.


 * Rescue missions seem to yield a decent amount of Plastids.
 * With all nodes completed, using a Titan Extractor on Uranus gives many Plastids and Polymer Bundle with ease. It also has a slight chance to drop 3-4 Detonite Ampule.
 * Playing Multiple Rounds of defense on Eris will usually yield a sufficient amount of Plastids if all storage containers and enemies are looted.

Trivia

 * A plastid is a double-membrane organelle within a cell, typically found in algae.