It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Spider Silk

Textile Innovation / Synthetic Silk

24 April 2023

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The yields on Fuzhong Zhang’s material increased eight-fold compared with past studies, reaching 8 grams of fiber material from 1 litre of bacterial culture. This output constitutes enough fabric to test for use in real products.

Synthetic Biology Meets Fashion in Engineered Silk

An American researcher has developed a method to create synthetic spider silk at high yields while retaining strength and toughness using mussel foot proteins that can pave the way for a new era of sustainable clothing production.

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