Structural Color From Nanoparticles Makes Bright Fibers


Materials: Colloidal nanospheres could lead to dye-free textiles of many hues

Dyeing textiles can be rough on the environment, producing pollution and using a lot of water and energy. Now researchers have shown they can make colored fibers by spinning them out of latex nanoparticles (ACS Appl. Mat. Interfaces 2015, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b03289). By controlling the size of the nanoparticles, the researchers can tune the colors of the fibers. If they can make their fibers strong enough for fabrics, a clothing manufacturer could one day use them to weave a coat of many colors without needing any dyes at all.
http://cen.acs.org/articles/93/web/2015/06/St...right.html


.....seems like that evolving future may be a wee bit disruptive to some .....a boon to others