Butterfly Wings Biomimicked in Textiles
Swapnali R. Vanjiwale
Dyestuff Technology Department
Reshma Ramakrishnan
Fibres & Textiles Processing Department
Abstract
Biomimetics refers to the invention and development of materials which are inspired from nature. The morpho butterfly wings are consisting of nanostructured ridges. They exhibit the phenomenon of interference and diffraction. These contribute to the brilliant blue colour of the butterfly. It is indeed an amazing fact that there are no pigments present for colour absorption. Development of Morphotex® by Tejin Limited which is a fabric that is structurally coloured and does not use dye or pigment for coloration. Such fabric eliminates the pollution caused in manufacturing and application of dyes and after treatment of the dyed textile. In today's world when everything is going green and everybody is trying to reduce on pollution it is important to check for pollution caused by dyeing of textiles.Downloads
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