The team also found the fabric to be highly scratch resistant, making it ideal for use as protective clothing, including motorcycle leather.
A study led by a university in the United Kingdom has found that it is possible to make sustainable fabrics at home using bacterial cellulose that can be grown in a solution of black tea, sugar and kombucha, a healthy drink. These fabrics can be used in protective clothing, including motorcycle leather, as absorbent medical dressings, and in beauty products and filters.
The material could have other potential uses, including as absorbent medical dressings, in beauty products and as filters.
James Redfern, senior lecturer in microbiology and molecular biology at Manchester Metropolitan University, is quoted in a university press release as saying: “We were able to create the necessary conditions for growth. materials at home, so a laboratory environment is not required.
The fabric grown from kombucha has many properties that make it an ideal alternative to conventional textiles, especially leather, which has proven to be stronger, more durable, and easier to shape to create fabrics. different clothes.
The material is also degradable and in its pure form, free of impurities commonly found in textiles such as waxes and other chemicals, which require a lot of energy and chemicals to process. published in the Journal of Textile Research shows.
However, very little research has been done to evaluate how well this material performs compared to conventional textiles, especially for use in clothing, to date.
The findings show that home-made BC is extremely resistant to abrasion, even more so than some animal skins.
However, when it comes to resistance to breaking under tension, BC panels are not as durable as regular animal skins. BC panels were also found to hold more moisture than other clothing materials.
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