Researchers have genetically engineered bacteria to grow animal- and plastic-free leather that dyes itself.
Researchers at Imperial College London have genetically engineered bacteria to grow animal- and plastic-free leather that dyes itself.
Lead author Professor Tom Ellis, from Imperial College London's Department of Bioengineering, said:"Inventing a new, faster way to produce sustainable, self-dyed leather alternatives is a major achievement for synthetic biology and sustainable fashion. They also made a black wallet by growing two separate cellulose sheets, cutting them to size, and sewing them together.
"The work also shows the impact that can happen when scientists and designers work together. As current and future users of new bacteria-grown textiles, designers have a key role in championing exciting new materials and giving expert feedback to improve form, function, and the switch to sustainable fashion."The research team are now experimenting with a variety of coloured pigments to use those that can also be produced by the material-growing microbes.
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