Textile made from fungal filaments can repair itself and is biodegradable.
28 July 2026
Textile made from fungal filaments can repair itself and is biodegradable.
Fungal fashion: this dress includes textiles made from fungal filaments. Credit: Ke Li et al.
Scientists have turned fungal filaments into a self-cleaning ‘living textile’ that could be incorporated in packaging and sustainable fashion1.
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