Spinning Natural Proteins into Fibers

摘要

In the future, you may snuggle up in warm, cozy sweats made of chicken feathers or jeans made of wheat, enjoying comfortable, durable new fabrics that are "green" and environ?mentally friendly. Researchers in Australia are reporting that new advances are paving the way for such exotic new materi?als-made from agricultural waste or byproducts-to hit store shelves as environmentally friendly alternatives to the estimated 38 million tons of synthetic fabrics produced worldwide each year. They review research on the development of these next generation eco-friendly fibers, which will produce fabrics with a conventional feel.