Pigments are uncommon in the textile industry because, unlike dyes, they are insoluble in water and need a binder to stick to fabrics. The acrylic and polyurethane binders typically used can make ...

In the future, clothes might come from vats of living microbes. Reporting in the journal Trends in Biotechnology, researchers demonstrate that bacteria can both create fabric and dye it in every color ...

The e-commerce age has brought a sea change to the imprinted textiles industry, one that presents considerable challenges but also considerable opportunities for profitability and new business models.

As the environmental impact of the fashion and textile industries becomes clearer, the demand and need for sustainable alternatives is growing. One international research group aims to replace toxic ...

Researchers have developed a sustainable method for creating and dyeing fabric using living bacteria. In this method, the living bacteria simultaneously grow fabric and dye it in every color of the ...

WILMINGTON, Del.—November 11, 2015—DuPont Digital Printing (DuPont) and EFI Reggiani (Reggiani) are pleased to announce the introduction of DuPont Artistri PK2600 digital textile pigment ink for EFI ...

New York, June 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Inorganic Pigments in the Global Speciality Dye and Pigment Market: Trends, Opportunities and ...

For thousands of years, one color rose above all others — and was worth more than its weight in gold, according to a fourth-century imperial edict. Tyrian purple was a highly prized pigment developed ...