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Bamboo Silk Could Be the Textile of the Future |
You rather associate bamboo with exotic furniture, but the textiles of the future could be bamboo-made. A new research carried out at the Colorado State University and presented at the 235th national meeting of the American Chemical Society shows that bamboo textiles protect against harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation, having anti-bacterial properties.
Bamboo clothing is already common in Japan, China, India and other Asian countries, being soft, durable and elastic, resembling silk with an ex...
Posted originally: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:46:00 GMT
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