Wearing Some Milk ! (Making Fiber From Milk)

Milk fiber was invented in 1930’s in Italy and America to compete wool. The fiber referred to as ARALAC, Lanatil, Merinova all completely different brands for an equivalent fiber manufactured from milk casein fell victim to their minor flaws and therefore the war. Though within the 1940’s the fibers were quite widespread in America and Europe the marketplace for it collapsed as a result of World war II. currently regenerated, these fibers are a lot of economical and sturdy than the other fiber invented before or existing nowadays.
A young German(28-year-old) tailor Designer and biochemist Anke Domaske is designing a clothing line employing a material developed from milk. it's environmentally-friendly, nice for those with skin allergies, and appears like silk. Domaske wished to form one thing entirely organic.
After 2 years of trial and error, operating with a quest lab, Domaske and her team of six finally landed on a method of reducing milk to a protein powder that's then boiled and pressed into strands which will be woven into a material.

Domaske concedes that at euro20 ($28) per kilogram (1/2 pound), her material prices a lot of to provide than even organic cotton, which fits for concerning forty p.c less. however she hopes native production can keep down transport prices and scale back the general worth.

She additionally notes that solely a pair of liters (a 0.5 gallon) of water is required to provide one kilogram (2 pounds) of material, or enough to form many commonplace dresses. By comparison, an equivalent quantity of cotton needs over 10000 liters of water.

Her material not solely feels fantastic, however solely used a fraction of the water it might take to form the equivalent quantity of cotton material. Domaske has already been approached by automobile manufacturers, hotel homeowners, and people within the medical and hospital industries who need hypoallergenic material for seat covers and beds. this might be a extremely good way to ease the daily lives of these with skin sensitivity.