Editing Leather (section)

==Alternatives==
Many forms of [[artificial leather]] have been developed, usually involving [[polyurethane]] or [[PVC clothing|vinyl]] coatings applied to a cloth backing. Many names and brands for such artificial leathers exist, including "pleather", a portmanteau of "plastic leather", and the brand name [[Naugahyde]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ctsti.cn/webtec/upload/2011/7/4/20110704051836492.pdf|title=Artificial Leather- An Eco-friendly Alternative Textile Material For Leather |last1=Jahan |first1=Saurabh |last2=Jahan |first2=Shahnaz |journal=China Textile Science |date=2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016004331/http://www.ctsti.cn/webtec/upload/2011/7/4/20110704051836492.pdf |archive-date=16 October 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Another alternative is cultured leather which is lab-grown using [[Cell culture|cell-culture]] methods,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/04/business/modern-meadow/index.html|title=Would you wear leather that's grown in a lab?|work=CNN|first=Andrea|last=Lo|date=4 October 2018|access-date=23 March 2019|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416113325/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/04/business/modern-meadow/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/201804/alden-wicker/prototype-modern-meadow-lab-grown-leather.html|title=The Future of Leather Is Growing in a New Jersey Lab--No Animals Needed|magazine=[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]]|date=March–April 2018|first=Alden|last=Wicker|access-date=23 March 2019|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117104607/https://www.inc.com/magazine/201804/alden-wicker/prototype-modern-meadow-lab-grown-leather.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Walker |first1=Kenneth T. |last2=Li |first2=Ivy S. |last3=Keane |first3=Jennifer |last4=Goosens |first4=Vivianne J. |last5=Song |first5=Wenzhe |last6=Lee |first6=Koon-Yang |last7=Ellis |first7=Tom |date=2024-04-02 |title=Self-pigmenting textiles grown from cellulose-producing bacteria with engineered tyrosinase expression |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-024-02194-3 |journal=Nature Biotechnology |language=en |pages=1–10 |doi=10.1038/s41587-024-02194-3 |issn=1546-1696 |doi-access=free |pmid=38565971 |access-date=12 April 2024 |archive-date=11 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411102352/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-024-02194-3 |url-status=live |pmc=11919691 }}</ref> mushroom-based materials and gelatin-based textile made by [[upcycling]] [[meat industry]] waste.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://theconversation.com/could-fungi-save-the-fashion-world-122894.html |title=Could fungi save the fashion world? |magazine=[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]] |date=September 13, 2019 |first1=Sam |last1=Vettese |first2=Ian |last2=Singleton |access-date=13 September 2019 |archive-date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804041804/https://theconversation.com/could-fungi-save-the-fashion-world-122894.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wtin.com/article/2018/december/101218/gelatex-turns-gelatine-into-eco-friendly-leather/?freeviewlinkid=95506.html|title=Gelatex turns gelatine into eco-friendly leather|magazine=[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]]|date=December 2018|access-date=23 March 2019}}{{Dead link|date=October 2020}}</ref> Leather made of [[fungi]] or mushroom-based materials are completely biodegradable.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Newell |first1=Sharon |title=Fungi for the Future |url=https://www.bbcearth.com/news/fungi-for-the-future |website=BBC Earth |access-date=19 October 2022 |archive-date=20 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020041816/https://www.bbcearth.com/news/fungi-for-the-future |url-status=live }}</ref>