Biodegradable fibers as strong as steel made from wood cellulose

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A team of researchers working at Stockholm's KTH Royal Institute of Technology claim to have developed a way to make cellulose fibers stronger than steel on a strength-to-weight basis. In what is touted as a world first, the team from the institute's Wallenberg Wood Science Center claim that the new fiber could be used as a biodegradable replacement for many filament materials made today from imperishable substances such as fiberglass, plastic, and metal. And all this from a substance that requires only water, wood cellulose, and common table salt to create it. And all this from a substance that requires only water, wood cellulose, and common table salt to create it... Continue Reading Biodegradable fibers as strong as steel made from wood cellulose

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Tags: Biodegradable, cellulose, Cotton, Environmental, Fiber, Filament, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, new material, Research, Textile, Wood

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