Dr Sam Vettese s.vettese@napier.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer
Towards sustainable textiles � can fungi be used to produce useful textile materials?
People Involved
Prof Ian Singleton I.Singleton@napier.ac.uk
Emeritus Professor
Project Description
The textile industry is based largely on the use of cotton, leather and oil derived polymers and these industries are resource intensive and not sustainable. For example, cotton production requires vast quantities of water and is often grown in areas shor
| Status | Project Complete |
|---|---|
| Funder(s) | Edinburgh Innovations Ltd |
| Value | £7,500.00 |
| Project Dates | Feb 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2018 |
| Partner Organisations | Cellucomp Limited Advanced Microwave Technologies Ltd |
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