Biodegradable and recyclable graphene-based clothing

超过1400万吨的微塑料在世界海底积累，每年有20万至50万吨来自纺织品的微塑料进入海洋环境（欧洲环境署）。Nanoloom就是为了解决这一问题而创建的，它是 ** 当前最先进 ** 的高性能纺织品（如尼龙和弹性纤维）的可行替代品。Nanoloom利用一种新型石墨烯基聚合物BioHastalex（r）开发了可生物降解和可回收的服装纤维和织物。我们的材料是可定制的，可以制造得非常坚固，灵活，轻便和透气，比目前市售的任何其他材料更好。我们的项目是与来自利兹大学和皇家艺术学院的专家合作，优化和商业化地扩大性能服装行业（运动服，户外服装，冬季服装）的一系列纤维和面料的生产，并扩大规模，以便与我们在该领域的合作伙伴品牌（如Pangaia）一起用于市场上的终端产品。Pangaia是一个创新的，快速增长的服装品牌，通过创造环保的尖端服装改变服装行业的面貌。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，其中包含新的石墨烯基纤维和织物，然后可以大批量生产并投放市场。

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.