Biodegradable and recyclable graphene-based clothing

世界海底累积了1400多万吨微塑料，每年有200,000至500,000吨纺织品进入海洋环境(欧洲环境署)。Nanoloom就是为了解决这个问题，用一种可行的方法替代**目前最先进的**高性能纺织品，如尼龙和弹性纤维。Nanoloom用一种新型的基于石墨烯的聚合物BioHastalex(R)开发了用于服装的可生物降解和可回收的纤维和面料。我们的材料是可定制的，可以制造成非常坚固、灵活、轻便和透气，比目前商业上可用的任何其他材料都要多。我们的项目是与利兹大学和皇家艺术学院的专家合作，优化并在商业上扩大表演服装部门(运动服装、户外服装、冬季服装)的一系列纤维和面料的生产，并对其进行扩展，以便与我们在该领域的合作品牌(如Pangaia)一起在市场上用于终端产品。Pangaia是一个创新、快速增长的服装品牌，通过创造环保的尖端服装改变了服装行业的面貌。作为该项目的一部分，Pangaia将与该团队合作创建一个服装原型项目，其中包含新的基于石墨烯的纤维和面料，然后可以大量生产并投放市场。

Over 14million tonnes of microplastics have accumulated on the world's ocean floor, and between 200,000 and 500,000 tonnes from textiles enter marine environments annually (European Environment Agency). Nanoloom was created to address this issue with a viable replacement for the **current state-of-the-art** high-performing textiles like nylon and elastane.Nanoloom have developed biodegradable and recyclable fibres and fabrics for apparel from a novel graphene-based polymer, BioHastalex(r). Our materials are customisable and can be manufactured to be extremely strong, flexible, lightweight and breathable, moreso than any other material currently commercially available. Our project is to work with experts from the University of Leeds and the Royal College of Art to optimise and commercially to scale-up the production of a range of fibres and fabrics for the performance-wear sector (sportswear, outdoor-wear, winter-wear), and scale it so that it is ready for use in end-products on the markets with our partner brands in this space, such as Pangaia. Pangaia is an innovative, fast-growing apparel brand changing the face of the apparel industry by creating cutting-edge clothing that is eco-friendly. As part of the project, Pangaia will work with the team to create a prototype item of apparel incorporating the new graphene-based fibres and fabric that can then be produced in larger quantities and launched on the market.