针对这一挑战，贝尼哈大学农业与生物系统工程系的研究团队Manar E.Elashry等人开发了基于棕榈蜡(P)和Lanette蜡(L)的生物复合种植盆，通过碱处理(mercerization)改性蔗渣纤维，结合堆肥、泥炭苔等天然填料，系统评估了其物理机械性能及植物栽培效果。

This article was originally published with the title “ The Mercerization of Cotton Fabrics ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 79 No. 15 (October 1898), p. 236 doi:10.1038 ...

Sewing thread has gone through many changes over time, as a result of technological advances — including the invention of sewing machines, cotton mercerization and the introduction of synthetic fibers ...