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Spider-inspired silk start-up won $100,000 Ray of Hope prize
Spintex Engineering, a University of Oxford spinoff, has BEEN announced as the recipient of  Biomimicry Institute's Ray of Hope Prize® for 2021. Spintex has been awarded $100,000 for its
Researchers convert silk proteins into leather-like material
Tufts University School of Engineering researchers set out to develop a leather-like substitute with similar texture, flexibility, and stiffness when focusing on fabrics that are sustainable,
Fashion For Good GROW expo showcases biomaterials
A new year-long GROW exhibition focusing on biomaterials has opened at Amsterdam's Fashion for Good Museum. From fruit skin fabric and mushroom ‘leather' to spider-silk and algae dye, the Grow
RCGD to collab again with Tencel on eco-couture for Oscars
At the 93rd Academy Awards, Red Carpet Green Dress (RCGD) and Lenzing's Tencel brand have renewed their partnership for a second year. As part of their partnership, RCGD and Tencel released a line
Ratti and Freudenberg attempt to make re-using silk textiles a sustainable process
The Italian Fashion Textile company, Ratti and Freudenberg Performance Materials have been working together on sustainability projects since the beginning of the year. The partners have developed a
What is silk reeling?
Silk reeling is a process of unwinding silk filament from the cocoon and reeling the filaments together to produce a single thread. For this, the cocoons groups are first cooked in a warm water
What is degumming of silk?
The degumming process of silk is also known as the scouring of silk. About 25% of the raw silk consists of undesirable constituents which is known as ‘silk gum’ or ‘sericin’. Sericin is a
What is the value of silk in the global market?
In the textile industry, silk is an important contributor and its demand and supply is constantly increasing. Due to lustrous appearance, luxurious feel, lightweight, resilient, and strength silk
What are the different types of silk fiber?
In the commercial global silk market, there are mainly four types of silk which are known and produced. Among all this the mulberry silk is the most common one that contributes to more than 90
What are the properties of spider silk?
• Spider silk is a long continuous fiber that is known for its excellent mechanical property, smoothness and biocompatibility with other materials. • The spider silk is stronger than steel on