Jacket Made Of Tea? British Scientists Successfully Developed

Scientists from Imperial College London and art of central Saint Martin Design The academy has developed an image. Leatherwear Also like Spin A fabric that is light in weight and light in weight. This fabric has been used for making. shirt , Jacket , Women's wear and shoes The British call it tea shirt because it is made of tea.

The tea shirt is very practical. After dyeing, melting and so on, it becomes a new garment. The inventors are confident that this innovative fabric will lead the future direction of the textile industry, and the traditional raw materials such as cotton, wool and leather will be restricted by use.

Tea shirts are made from waste green tea, sugar and other nutrients. The mixed solution stimulates the growth of Acetobacter spp. and produces cellulose filaments. Under the action of cellulose, the tea shirt gets stronger and stronger.

After washing and drying, the tea shirts will become spanparent. Professor Paul Freeman, a molecular biologist at Imperial College in London, said, "this kind of clothing is tough and tough if it is dried."

But wearing a tea shirt on the street, the strong smell may attract the passers-by to look at it. After all, fungi are constantly growing, and it will take a while to overcome this problem. However, with the depletion of natural resources, the market prospect of such biologic fabrics is very considerable.