California inventor Aamir Patel has designed a shirt, called the “Silic shirt”, which repels liquids, such as water, wine, coke, maple syrup, ketchup and mustard, etc. The shirt is made from a fabric bonded with hydrophobic nanotechnology that repels water like a raindrop on a leaf. Its fabric is coupled with microscopic silica particles which basically get attached to the fibres, forming an air barrier around it. This is the reason why any liquid which falls onto the shirt transforms into beads and falls off the fabric without damaging it. This means, there will be zero bacteria growth and apart from that the shirt is anti-microbial.
The garment is fully: machine and hand washable and will keep its hydrophobic properties for at least 80 washes. Patel has created a Kickstarter page for his unique invention and has already exceeded his target of raising US $ 20,000. The campaign closed on 26th January. The shirts are available for pre-order on Kickstarter now and are expected to go on sale online in May, at US $ 48 each.
