Vollebak selects Colorifix’s novel bio dyes
24/07/2023
UK outdoor brand Vollebak has created a limited edition run of DNA t-shirts coloured using technology from Colorifix, makers of a ‘bio dye’.
By implanting the DNA of the indigo plant into a self-replicating bacterial cell, and then creating the conditions for it to grow, they grown the colour like an organism.
The company ships a tiny quantity of engineered microorganism to its clients which grow the colour via fermentation on renewable feedstocks such as sugar, yeast and plant-byproducts.
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