@article{ref1,
title="Innovating fire safety with recombinant hydrophobic proteins for textile fire retardancy",
journal="Microbial biotechnology",
year="2023",
author="Gilmour, Katie A. and Arnadottir, Thora H. and James, Paul and Scott, Jane and Jiang, Yunhong and Dade-Robertson, Martyn and Zhang, Meng",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Fire retardancy for textiles is important to prevent the rapid spread of fire and minimize damage to property and harm to human life. To infer fire-resistance on textile materials such as cotton or nylon, chemical coatings are often used. These chemicals are usually toxic, and economically and environmentally unsustainable, however, some naturally produced protein-based fire retardants could be an alternative. A biofilm protein from Bacillus subtilis (BslA) was identified and recombinantly expressed in Escherichia coli with a double cellulose binding domain. It was then applied to a range of natural and synthetic fabric materials. A flame retardancy test found that use of BslA reduced fire damage by up to 51% and would pass fire retardancy testing according to British standards. It is therefore a viable and sustainable alternative to current industrial fire-retardant coatings.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1751-7915",
doi="10.1111/1751-7915.14340",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.14340"
}