This machine knits clothes based on gelatin that you can dissolve after using it

The textile industry moves billions of dollars every year, and everyone needs clothes, and they also change them very regularly.

But maybe what the person doesn’t like textile industry it is what they have created a team from the ATLAS Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder, since they have found the key to make biodegradable fibers made from gelatin that can be spun into fabricusing a concrete compact machine.

With this, when you have used a shirt and want to throw it away to buy another, instead, you dissolve it in hot water, and it will transform into a gelatinous liquid that you can put into the machine to create a new shirt.

This gelatin is common in the bones and hooves of animals such as pigs and cows, and is often discarded by meat producers, but with this it could have a potential new use.

If this invention succeeds, could be the solution to the enormous problem of textile wastesince we might be able to dissolve and recycle old clothes simply by soaking them in water.

The machine that makes everything possible

And if you think that the machine responsible for making magic with this gelatin is very expensive, the researchers point out that it only costs $560 and on top of that it has modular parts so you can make it to your liking.

This machine uses a syringe to heat a gelatin mixture and extract it through a nozzle. The rollers are then able to stretch the liquid into long, thin fibers much like a weaving spider web.

These resulting biofibers then have a linen-like feel and can be woven into fabrics that mimic common textiles.

On the other hand, the chemistry of the fiber can also be modified so that it does not dissolvefor example, when in contact with rain or when putting it in the washing machine.

Obviously, allowing everyone to recycle their old shirt to create a completely new one could mean goodbye to textile conglomerates, but on the other hand, it could also solve the waste problem in one fell swoop.

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