Once the initial teething problems of the material are
overcome, this material will be a cost effective, low environmental impact,
labour friendly and biodegradable textile donned by the world as a fermented
garment. An important objective of the textile and sports industry is the
production of seamless wear. One of the future aims of the Micro 'be' project
is to produce seamless garments. By using the bacteria to form the garment, we
can replace weaving machinery that presently is not capable of producing 3-D
seamless wear. Small scale tests with the Micro 'be' project have successfully
produced a seamless item of clothing. This too, needs further research to
perfect the technique and scaling up in size.
The ultimate goal of the Micro 'be' project will be to
create a seamless, biosynthetic garment that forms without a single stitch.
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