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Anonymous Poster	Bio-Inspired Textiles 02/04/2008 12:31 PM
	What new types of textiles are bio-inspired in the way that Velcro, FastSkin(mimicking shark skin) and those incorporating the 'Lotus-Effect'(self-cleaning) drew their inspirations from Nature?
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Scapolie Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1058 Good Answers: 8	#1 Re: Bio-Inspired Textiles 02/05/2008 11:18 AM
	Hi Guest. How about Moleskin, this textile was one of the warmest materials going, and used by deepsea trawlermen in the 1960s and 70s fishing above the arctic circle! Spencer.
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