FROM FUNGUS TO FASHION: CHINESE SCIENTISTS DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE ‘LIVING TEXTILES’

Chinese scientists have developed a way to create clothing and textiles from a fungus that can self-clean and regenerate. The fabric can also be customised – for example to add colour or protect the wearer from ultraviolet (UV) rays – with the help of other microorganisms, according to a study published on Friday.

News - South China Morning Post reports that chinese scientists have developed a way to create clothing and textiles from a fungus that can self-clean and regenerate.

The report adds: The fabric can also be customised – for example to add colour or protect the wearer from ultraviolet (UV) rays – with the help of other microorganisms, according to a study published on Friday.

A persistent challenge for engineered living materials (ELMs) has been scaling up microscopic living cells into large, durable structures that remain alive and functional.

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