elastane

/ ɪˈlæsteɪn /

noun

1. a synthetic fibre characterized by its ability to revert to its original shape after being stretched

Example Sentences

When you go running in the woods in your running tights, elastane is the reason they fit you so comfortably.

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Elastane is an elastic material that allows the fabric to stretch and adapt to your body.

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But when elastane fibres are mixed with cotton, wool, nylon or other fibres, as is the case in many clothes today, the clothes become almost impossible to recycle.

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"We've developed a method to remove elastane completely from nylon. We're not quite there yet with cotton, because some of the cotton fibres are broken down in the process. But we believe that, with some minor adjustments, we can solve this problem," he says and continues:

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It is not easy to separate elastane and other fibres once they have been woven together.

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