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Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies

2020, Vol. 8, Issue 4
Hagfish slime: The future clothing

Sushila, Saroj S Jeet Singh and Sarita Devi

Synthetic fibers at present dominate the textile industry, which are made of petroleum based materials, that’s way; its disposable is a big problem. Synthetic fibres replaced by natural ones, like spider silk, wool, silk etc. Now a new fibre ‘hagfish slime thread’ (protein based polymer) is invented, which is like spider silk, had exhibit outstanding material properties. Hagfishes (Craniata: Myxini) are an ancient group of benthic marine chordates that are best known for their ability to create large volumes of defensive slime when they are attacked. A wet spinning technique is used to spin Hagfish fibers and weaving is done on the fly shuttle pit looms. The hagfish threads possess intriguing property: they can be pulled 33% longer than their original length and still remain soft and flexible. Hence, it could be said that Hagfish slime threads will be a candidate of high performance eco-friendly clothing and will be fashion for future.
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How to cite this article:
Sushila, Saroj S Jeet Singh, Sarita Devi. Hagfish slime: The future clothing. J Entomol Zool Stud 2020;8(4):372-375.

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