Biodegradable and recyclable graphene-based clothing

超过1400万吨的微塑料堆积在世界海底，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的诞生就是为了解决这个问题，它是目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公司利用一种新型石墨烯基聚合物BioHastalex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，可以制造出非常坚固、灵活、轻便和透气的材料，比目前市面上任何其他材料都要好。我们的项目是与利兹大学和皇家艺术学院的专家合作，优化和扩大生产一系列用于性能服装领域的纤维和面料（运动服、户外服装、冬季服装），并扩大生产规模，以便与我们在该领域的合作品牌（如Pangaia）一起准备好在市场上的最终产品中使用。Pangaia是一个创新的，快速增长的服装品牌，通过创造尖端的环保服装来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，创造一种包含新型石墨烯纤维和织物的服装原型，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.