| Abstrakt: |
This work highlights the importance of biomaterials in the fashion industry, outlining the recent progress and innovations in this field. The actuality of the topic is determined by the necessity of the fashion industry to adopt sustainable and ecological materials with the purpose of reducing the negative impact of textiles on the environment. Biomaterials, which are presented in the first stage of research and development, represent biopolymers which offer new perspectives on the production of traditional textiles. The main purpose of the work is to create new recipes for biomaterials with the addition of propolis. The general objective is to obtain a biomaterial with similar aesthetic properties as natural leather, at the same time having therapeutic functions. There are examples presented to illustrate the diversity and potential of biomaterials. The experimental part presents the fabrication process of biomaterials, including their creation and analysis, with the aim of evaluating their proprieties and quality. It is proposed to use propolis for conferring additional properties such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and air fresheners. The coat made from samples of biomaterials presents an example of a wearable, functional, and sustainable product whose functionality is determined by the proprieties of the propolis powder in the biomaterial's recipe. As further directions of development is mentioned the wearing in real conditions of the prototype made in order to evaluate the antibacterial, odorizing, anti-inflammatory properties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
