Polygiene, a Swedish specialty company for odor management solutions, has teamed up with Patagonia, which will use the anti-odor coating in parts of its collection for winter 2013-14, notably in the line of base layers called Capilene. Polygiene's materials, based on silver salt, are eco-friendly and Bluesign-certified. The silver is recycled from used products such as electronic parts.
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