Suzanne lee, the founder of 'Biocouture' , has come out with a fascinating idea that how to make clothes which are 'grown using bacteria'. Biocouture, is a London based design consultancy that is pioneering the use of biomaterials for the fashion, sports wear and luxury sectors. so fibre, the material itself has been done by microbe rather than a plant. From paints and dyes in a rainbow of colors, to sustainable fabrics grown from little more than sunlight and air; bacteria can do so much more than just causing illness. They can be harnessed for positive, creative outcomes too. Lee, has explored how organisms like bacteria, yeast and algae could be harnessed to produce such fabrics. A range of jackets and shoes made from biomaterials are produced from microbes by fermentation method in a vat of liquid to produce a bacterial cellulose- a material that has similar property to leather. Bacterial cellulose is already been used for wound healing and possibly in the future for biocompatible blood vessels, even in replacement of bone tissues. But with synthetic biology, we ca imagine enginnering bacterium to produce something that gives us the quality, quantity and shape of material that we desire. The advantageous part of this product is that we could biodegrade it naturally along with the vegetable peelings. This may not substitute our cotton, leather or other textile materials but, it could be quite a smart and sustainable addition to our increasingly precious natural resource.

1. MICROBIAL CLOTHING
ANNUJA ANANADARADJE
B.Sc BIOTECHNOLOGY

2. WHAT , WHO, WHY,
WHERE,…..
 SUZAN LEE –Founder of
BIOCOUTURE
 Harnessing organisms to produce
fabrics
 The question why – later.

3. BIOFABRICATED CLOTHES
 SKIRTS
 JACKETS
 SHIRTS
 SHOES

4. WHY BIOFAB CLOTHES?
 Biodegradable, compost
 Less water, land and energy usage
 Utilises FERMENTATION than farming

5. A FASHION EXPERIMENT
 TEA + SUGAR+ MICROBES
 SCOBY eat sugar and spin cellulose
dense nano scale mesh
 As it dries, stiffened to a tough
substance akin to leather.

6. PRODUCT CLOTHING

7. STEPWISE
EXPERIMENTATION

8. STEP:1 STEP:2
STEP: 3

9. STEP 4, 5
STEP: 4 STEP 5

10. STEP 6,7
STEP 7STEP 6

11. DRYING PROCEDURE

12. FINAL
PRODUCT

13. V
BIOFABRIC

14. QUESTIONNAIRE
 Which tea to be used?
 What is the starter?
 Best temp. to cultivate?
 Best drying temperature?
 Sterility and size of tank?

15. MATERIALS
~4300 cm3 of fabric we use a container
of 56*77*17cm.
 Water - 1000cl
 Tea - 15g
 Sugar - 1000g
 Cidar vineagar- 100cl
 Starter - 100cl
 SCOBY - 1

16. TOOLS
1. saucepan with lid - to boil water
2. 1 hot plate - ‘’ ‘’ ‘’
3. 1 tea ball - to brew tea
4. 1 clock - to measure 15 min
5. 1 whisk - to dilute sugar
6. 1 container - for culture growth

17. WHY BIOFAB CLOTHES?
WHERE ARE OLD CLOTHES
GOING?
 Clothes land fills
 15.1 million tons, America (2013) >
85% - landfill
 EPA: third largest source of CH4
emissions

18.  map
Landfill areas:

19. Cont.,,,,
 Landfill- land fill gas- GHG- air
pollution
 CH4- 28 times more efficient than
CO2 at trapping heat
 Check for textile recycling industries:

20. SOME RECYCLING
INDUSTRIES
1. Eileen Fisher
2. H&M
3. THE NORTH FACE
4. PATAGONIA
AMERICA(2013) Recycled 2.3 million
tons of textile waste – reduction in
GHG – 1.2 million cars off the
road/year.

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