Spray-On liquid fabric : an instant, nonstick fabric – Next-Level Technology

Few years back, people wowed on the news of “Experimental spray-on liquid fabric could become wearable clothing” as more of science-fiction rather than the fact. But now a company called “Fabrican” has proved the technology and is on the cusp of being introduced into our daily lives.

Clothing designer turned chemist Dr. Manel Torres brain behind the technology, was originally looking for a faster way to produce clothes. The idea of Spray-on liquid fabric came to the self proclaimed fashion Dr. Manel Trorres when he went to a friend’s wedding and saw someone getting sprayed by silly string(also known as aerosol string), the 90s popular children’s toy of flexible, sometimes brightly coloured, plastic string propelled as a stream of liquid from an aerosol can. A bright light flashed in the mind of Torres and decided to pursue an instant, nonstick fabric. The result was the creation of instant garments you can remove and even wash !

These Spray-on can goes far beyond fashion. It sees many more commercial applications as household products, factories and industry, healthcare, transportation and art. Right now, the first Fabrican aerosol cans, aimed at arts and crafts consumers, are on their way to being marketed to consumers.

Los Angeles based artist Aaron Axelrod says as “I wish I had that for those projects, I’m always looking for a universal material that I can do many different things with, and compact too, where I don’t have to lug around lots of material in a car. I basically get this one material that I can do so many things in one… it’s a studio in a can.”

These cans be of first-aid kit of the future at hospitals and emergency vehicles. Apart from Arts, Healthcare, These cans be of an oral inoculation or vaccine. The fabric in the can also be an option, UV protection, mosquito repellent, vitamin supplements, medication etc.,

Fabrican’s Torres says since the fabric is made from all natural ingredients, this shouldn’t be an issue. But until more tests are done, it’s still very much an unknown. Meanwhile, Torres has big plans for his first love, fashion. Torres sees his invention on the streets, in the form of pop-up spray-booths that could create custom clothes for anyone.

“They could then purchase aerosol products that would allow them to further customize, adapt and mend their garments, as the mood takes them,” Fabrican representatives told Mashable.