Sustainable performance wear

我们提出的解决方案是利用基因工程微生物制造可再生弹性纤维。感兴趣的材料具有与luon相似的特性，并且可以很容易地在大肠杆菌中表达。虽然其他团体已经这样做了，但成本高达每公斤100美元。我们的创新之处在于开发一种利用酵母表达和分泌这种蛋白质的工艺，这种蛋白质利用一种来自农业副产品的培养基配方。我们的流程是完全循环的，具有成本效益。通过提供一种接近合成纤维价格的绿色弹性纤维，我们将解决时尚行业的“绿色”困境。同样，由于我们材料的原料丰富，与碳氢化合物基材料相比，成本将保持不变，而碳氢化合物基材料将随着供应逐渐枯竭而增加，碳税进一步阻碍使用。最终，我们的纤维将取代休闲服装行业现有的材料。

Our proposed solution is to utilize genetically engineered microbes to manufacture renewable elastic fibres. The material of interest has similar properties to luon and can readily be expressed in E. coli. While this has been done by other groups, the cost is prohibitive at $100/kg. Our novelty is in developing a process utilizing yeasts to express and excrete this protein utilizing a media formulation derived from agricutlural by-products. Our process is fully circular and cost-effective. By supplying a green source of elastic fibre at close to the price of synthetic fibres we would solve the "green" dilemma of the fashion industry. Likewise, due to the abundant nature of the feedstock for our material, the cost will remain constant compared to hydrocarbon based materials which will increase as supply steadily becomes more depleted and as carbon taxation further discourages use. Ultimately our fibres would replace existing materials in the at-leisure wear industry.