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Nanocellulose fibers are used to create biomaterial fabric
May 22nd, 2023
The biomaterial is made from nanocellulose fibers. Photo: Modern Synthesis. Biotechnology company Modern Synthesis has developed a biomaterial from bacterial fermentation that can be used to create a low-carbon alternative to traditional clothing fabrics. The biomaterial was developed in the company's London lab by growing nanocellulose (a lightweight material produced by bacteria) on a framework […]
Commercialization progress
November 14th, 2022
Detail of Stratasys collaboration with designers threeASFOUR and Travis Fitch for their Chro-Morpho Collection (2019). The optical effect of the print is lenticular, mimicking the Morpho butterfly in the changing of color triggered by movement and shifting light. Photo: Marie O’Mahony. At the Advanced Textiles Conference in October in Charlotte, N.C., Anil Kircalianli, head of […]
Shoe is made with yarn derived from castor oil
February 26th, 2018
Tiziano Guardini, a designer who has made sustainability the distinctive feature of his original creations, has added a bio-based shoe to his new sustainable collection. Made by Santoni, producer of seamless machines, the shoe displays futuristic lines and a seamless upper made entirely of bio-based Evo® yarn by Fulgar, an Italian manufacturer. The yarn’s biomass […]