Creating/ dying fabric simultaneously using bacterial cellulose is a sustainable alternative to the textile industry's toxic, petroleum-heavy practices

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1104973

"fermentation produced cellulose-spinning bacteria komagataeibacter xylinus... color-producing escherichia coli microbial pigments: violaceins (cool tones) add in color-producing bacteria after cellulose bacteria begins growing, each working without thwarting the other... carotenoids (warm tones) where cellulose harvested/ purified, then soaked in pigment-producing cultures... withstands washing, bleaching, heating, chemical soaking... cool tone textiles retain color better than some synthetic dyes during washing"

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