Faezeh Tabatabaeimanesh

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Faezeh Tabatabaeimanesh

Biodesign for clothing

Throughout the world, both the textile and fashion industries play a major role in environmental pollution. On a daily basis, the processes employed cause serious damage to the environment, both through raw material use and as a result of the various ways textiles are processed. This project aims to address these important issues by developing an eco-friendly biodegradable material with applications within both the fashion and textile industry. My research is based in the field of Biodesign which is the practice of using living organisms such as bacteria to create innovative and sustainable materials and products. My biomaterial is made of bacterial protein. It’s an elastin-like protein called ELP similar to the protein that makes our skin stretchable. The non-pathogenic bacteria that produces this protein is called E.coli.

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