We are incredibly glad to introduce you to a very cool company – Bolt Threads. Among their achievements so far was a successful commercialisation of spider silk and Mylo mushroom leather. Spider silk is exceptionally strong, lightweight, stretchable, soft and biodegradable (a primary criteria for all Spidermen choosing fibres helping them save the world). Although
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We have recently learned about the innovative dying with microorganisms by Pili and today let’s find out more about the innovative cellulose fabric by Nanollose. Cellulose fibers known as Rayon, Viscose, Modal, Bamboo, Lyocell (Tencel) are made from the tree pulp, which means that lots of trees must be cut in order to produce them.
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1) tell me what Pili is and how you create it? At PILI we use microorganisms to fabricate colourful dyes at the most environmentally friendly labs ever. We literally biosynthesize dyes from sugar using fermentation processes without any nasty solvents or the need to heat at high temperatures. Once biosynthesized the pigments are filtered out leaving the microorganisms
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Mango Materials produces biopolyester from a naturally occurring biopolymer from methane. By transforming waste biogas streams into eco-friendly, biodegradable materials at competitive economics they created a sustainable alternative fibre to a petroleum based synthetic polyester fabric. 1) So, what is Mango Materials and how do you create it? Mango Materials is a startup company that wants
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QMILK fiber is compostable, flame retardant, soft and smooth as silk. QMilk fiber is made from milk which is no longer suitable for internal consumption and would otherwise be disposed of as a secondary waste. QMilk also patented a specifically designed fibre spinning process which requires little water and energy. 1) So, what is QMilk
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Modern Meadow is a New York based company growing animal-free, animal materials. Through DNA editing, non-animal cells are designed to produce collagen, the predominant protein found in animal skin. The collagen is then grown, purified, and biofabricated to create materials with the same natural building blocks that make up traditional leather. Freed from the structure of
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