Making Clothing Material From Tea, The British Invented The New Fabric "Tea Shirt".

Scientists at the Royal College in London have been working on fashion development and design. They developed the new fabric in collaboration with the central Saint Martin Institute of art and design. Tea shirt It is believed to be highly practical, and it can also process, dye, melt and create new clothes. This is the charm of tea shirts. They believe that this innovative and sustainable fabric will become more and more important for the development of the textile industry. Raw materials such as traditional cotton, wool and leather will be more and more restricted.

The tea shirts developed by them are made of waste green tea, sugar and other nutrients, which are specially mixed. Green tea mixture stimulates the growth of Acetobacter spp. to produce cellulose filaments. After wearing it for two weeks, the clothes become more and more firm due to the effect of cellulose. During this period, they added a large amount of bacteria into the cellulose tea juice, so that they could be attached to the surface of the clothes. After drying, the tea shirt clothing is transparent, similar to transparent papyrus.

It is understood that the project was developed by Su Zhanli, a professor of textiles at the Royal College of London, who worked closely with the designers of the central Saint Martin Institute of art and design. Professor Paul Freeman, a molecular biologist at Royal College London, said: "bacteria naturally grow cellulose fibers, which are linked into pieces and become fabrics." Of course, the bacteria often cause uneven surface. So scientists can think of ways to make them durable and smooth. This kind of clothing is as strong as leather after drying, and even it can't be damaged by hand tearing.

Su Zhanli met a biologist a few years ago, and they had no intention of producing such an idea in conversation. She believes that microbes can recycle cellulose and generate them. textile The same material. From this, she thought of fashion clothes being thrown away after they were crossed, and how to deal with waste today when sustainable development is becoming more and more important.

Since then, she has found Professor Freeman and Professor Alexander, a specialist in materials science at the Royal College. It happens that they are also studying biosynthesis technology. That is to say cellulose The bacteria tablets are made into a kind of fabric. When Su Zhanli put forward his own ideas, he immediately attracted the attention of two scientists. Freeman said that Su Zhanli brought them room for imagination, and the two scientists set wings for her to take off. The materials used by Su Zhanli are also incredible. They are completely different from their original cellulosic materials. To this end, they jointly established the project and sought to enhance their new characteristics.

As of today, people have to face some challenges if they want to wear such clothes to the streets, for example, the smell of this kind of clothes is too strong because of the continuous breeding of bacteria. To overcome this problem, we need to study it. Of course, we need to set standards for large-scale production.