As fashion embraces the fourth industrial revolution, the risk of confusion over the many advancements and definitions relating to sustainable apparel is high. As more innovations multiply, so do seemingly interchangeable definitions. What are “"bio" materials, exactly? And how does the definition differentiate itself from terms like “bioassembled,” “bio-based,“ “biosynthetic,” and “biofabricate?” Amidst all of the new, evolving concepts, Biofabricate and Fashion for Good reviewed the definitions processes, applications, and examples of "bio" material technological development within fashion. Evolved By Nature is featured as a case-study, while contributing insights from a green chemistry perspective, a point of view necessary to mitigate toxicity and improve upon the performance, biodegradability, and recyclability of "bio" materials.
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