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Seamless Mesh Could Revolutionize Body Armor, Water Filtration, More

Posted By Ariel Schwartz On March 2, 2010 @ 3:00 pm In Green Materials | No Comments

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Kaynemaile [4]‘s KML22 material [5] doesn’t look like anything special — it’s just a cluster of interlocking rings, or “a seamless polycarbonate mesh” according to the company. But this recyclable material has the potential to revolutionize a number of industries with applications ranging from body armor [6] to aquaculture to oil spill recovery [7].



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KML22 solves what Kaynemaile dubs a 2,000 year-old design flaw by forming an injection-molded material [9] without any joints, links, or parting lines. The 100% recyclable mesh is supposedly cost-effective, rust-free, impact resistant, and odorless.

At the moment, Kaynemaile is focusing its marketing efforts on architects [10] and designers (see the case studies [11] on Kaynemaile’s website), but eventually KML22 could be used in water purification, oil spill recovery, artificial ski slopes, conveyor belts, and more.

+ Kaynemaile [12]

Via Core77 [13]



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[5] material: http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/02/09/build-it-green-is-a-one-stop-reclaimed-materials-shop-in-nyc/

[6] body armor: http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/01/20/three-layered-snail-shell-inspires-better-body-armor/

[7] oil spill recovery: http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/

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[9] material: http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/01/14/nyc-greenhomenyc-green-materials-catwalk/

[10] architects: http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/02/22/architectural-buckypaper-paves-way-for-buildings-of-the-future/

[11] case studies: http://www.kaynemaile.com/case_studies_11.htm

[12] + Kaynemaile: http://www.kaynemaile.com/index.html

[13] Core77: http://www.core77.com/blog/materials/kaynemailes_amazing_kml22_material_can_revolutionize_multiple_industries_16067.asp

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