Functional textiles & apparels
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2010/10/20 13:56 | by admin ]
2010/10/20 13:56 | by admin ]
Among the diverse field of application of Technical Textiles, which is poised for tremendous growth in fast developing economies like that of India and China, non implantable healthcare and hygiene products are gaining significant importance because of specificity of their end uses. Protective textiles offer protection from hazardous chemicals, heat, extreme cold, radiation and have special application potential in today's technologically advanced world. In addition to this, advent of nanotechnology has opened innumerable avenues giving rise to high performance textiles and apparels. This paper discusses overall status of this field and its scope for growth in near future.
The demography of India has been totally shifted towards young population and the purchasing potential of this young population has been increasing. For this reason most of the developing countries are looking at India as a global market. India and China constitute over 40% population of the globe and application of technical textiles in this region will increase with a very high rate. The developed countries are much ahead of India with respect to manufacture and consumption of Technical Textile. They are now finding a great potential to exploit the Asian market and hence, as per the industrial analysis, the field of technical textiles is considered to be quite promising for the growth. Hence, those involved in textile business dealing with apparels and also thinking of diversification or adding new line to their business should look at this segment of Technical Textile with a great promise.
The experience and the background of production as well as supply of conventional textiles as a whole will enable them to triumph in the segment of Technical Textile. It does not however mean that the new comers in this business cannot succeed.
As far as developed countries such as US & Japan are concerned, more than 35% of the textile industrial production is in terms of Technical Textile. For China it is over 19% and in India it is just 5% and thus there is a very high growth prospect in Asia creating entirely a new market. Considering the fast growing (8%) economy of India and the significant size of over 1 billion population, the presence of raw material, and well trained manpower, the technical textile field is surely going to develop at a significant rate and so also its various segments such as Medical and Health Care Textiles, Functional Textiles, Protective Textiles, etc.
Medical Textiles
functional textile The application of textile in the medical field requires a number of properties for the fibre, depending upon where exactly this material is used. The important aspects include non toxic nature of the material, ability to sterilize and to conform to the requirements of the mechanical properties as well as the bio-compatibility etc. All these properties are important since the material is expected to be free from contamination with bacteria and it is not supposed to be causing temperature rise of the person or chronic tissue inflammation or allergic reactions. Hence, it should be non-toxic. The bio compatibility is also equally important property.
Depending upon the end use application, the proper selection of the fibre could be made.
functional textile In case of Protective health care textiles and apparels, the main purpose is to protect the health care professionals from getting contaminated by blood and other infectious material while dealing with the patients. Many a times the surgeons, nurses as well as the attendants in the operation theatre or emergency rooms are expected to wear the health care textiles and apparels so that, they will get required protection. The products under this include operating and emergency room textiles, breathable membranes, caps for surgeon and nurses, masks, footwear's, coats etc. The need for protecting the medical personnel is ever growing and thus increasingly effective health care garments and various barrier products are required to be manufactured.
The biological protective garments are defined by occupational safety and health administrative (OSHA) as follows: "Personnel protective equipment will be considered appropriate only if it does not permit blood or other potentially infectious materials to pass through to or reach the employees work clothes, street clothes, undergarments, skin, eyes, mouth or other mucous membranes under the normal conditions 01 use and for the duration of time which the protective equipment will be used.'
functional textile The surgical drapes are used in the operation theatre to cover patients or cover clothes. Many times, a nonwoven type is used having the backing material on one or both the sides of the film. While the film is permeable to bacteria, non woven backing is highly absorbent to both body perspiration and secretions from the wound. Surgical masks are made of 3 layers. Middle layer of extra glass fibre or synthetic micro fibre is covered on both sides by acrylic. The performance requirement for surgical face mask is high bacteria filtration capacity, high air permeability, light weight and non allergic nature. The surgical caps are made of non woven cellulosic fibres using spunlaid process or parallel process and now-a-days hydroentaglement is gaining popularity in producing disposable products and garments to be used in operation room. The properties for the surgical drapes include stiffness barrier performance for gowns as stiffness may affect the perspiration and movement. There should not be any linting which otherwise may carry particles to the wounds.
The demography of India has been totally shifted towards young population and the purchasing potential of this young population has been increasing. For this reason most of the developing countries are looking at India as a global market. India and China constitute over 40% population of the globe and application of technical textiles in this region will increase with a very high rate. The developed countries are much ahead of India with respect to manufacture and consumption of Technical Textile. They are now finding a great potential to exploit the Asian market and hence, as per the industrial analysis, the field of technical textiles is considered to be quite promising for the growth. Hence, those involved in textile business dealing with apparels and also thinking of diversification or adding new line to their business should look at this segment of Technical Textile with a great promise.
The experience and the background of production as well as supply of conventional textiles as a whole will enable them to triumph in the segment of Technical Textile. It does not however mean that the new comers in this business cannot succeed.
As far as developed countries such as US & Japan are concerned, more than 35% of the textile industrial production is in terms of Technical Textile. For China it is over 19% and in India it is just 5% and thus there is a very high growth prospect in Asia creating entirely a new market. Considering the fast growing (8%) economy of India and the significant size of over 1 billion population, the presence of raw material, and well trained manpower, the technical textile field is surely going to develop at a significant rate and so also its various segments such as Medical and Health Care Textiles, Functional Textiles, Protective Textiles, etc.
Medical Textiles
functional textile The application of textile in the medical field requires a number of properties for the fibre, depending upon where exactly this material is used. The important aspects include non toxic nature of the material, ability to sterilize and to conform to the requirements of the mechanical properties as well as the bio-compatibility etc. All these properties are important since the material is expected to be free from contamination with bacteria and it is not supposed to be causing temperature rise of the person or chronic tissue inflammation or allergic reactions. Hence, it should be non-toxic. The bio compatibility is also equally important property.
Depending upon the end use application, the proper selection of the fibre could be made.
functional textile In case of Protective health care textiles and apparels, the main purpose is to protect the health care professionals from getting contaminated by blood and other infectious material while dealing with the patients. Many a times the surgeons, nurses as well as the attendants in the operation theatre or emergency rooms are expected to wear the health care textiles and apparels so that, they will get required protection. The products under this include operating and emergency room textiles, breathable membranes, caps for surgeon and nurses, masks, footwear's, coats etc. The need for protecting the medical personnel is ever growing and thus increasingly effective health care garments and various barrier products are required to be manufactured.
The biological protective garments are defined by occupational safety and health administrative (OSHA) as follows: "Personnel protective equipment will be considered appropriate only if it does not permit blood or other potentially infectious materials to pass through to or reach the employees work clothes, street clothes, undergarments, skin, eyes, mouth or other mucous membranes under the normal conditions 01 use and for the duration of time which the protective equipment will be used.'
functional textile The surgical drapes are used in the operation theatre to cover patients or cover clothes. Many times, a nonwoven type is used having the backing material on one or both the sides of the film. While the film is permeable to bacteria, non woven backing is highly absorbent to both body perspiration and secretions from the wound. Surgical masks are made of 3 layers. Middle layer of extra glass fibre or synthetic micro fibre is covered on both sides by acrylic. The performance requirement for surgical face mask is high bacteria filtration capacity, high air permeability, light weight and non allergic nature. The surgical caps are made of non woven cellulosic fibres using spunlaid process or parallel process and now-a-days hydroentaglement is gaining popularity in producing disposable products and garments to be used in operation room. The properties for the surgical drapes include stiffness barrier performance for gowns as stiffness may affect the perspiration and movement. There should not be any linting which otherwise may carry particles to the wounds.
Functional Textile - A Story of Functional Textile Part 2
[ 2010/10/20 12:31 | by admin ]
2010/10/20 12:31 | by admin ]
Not only the functional textile can block sunlight from passing through absolutely, and then receive the effect of energy-saving on air condition, but it also provide a safe living environment with its permanent flame-retardant effect. The functional textile is a useful fabric.
Applications of The Functional Textile
The functional textile is more important in today, it can use in many purposes. A home, being the reflection and expression of the owner's personality and taste, needs to be furnished in a way that makes one feel comfortable, safe and delighted. Fires in the home are a common cause of injury, and so the flammability of home textiles, furniture and upholstery is checked for its resistance and ability to prevent the spread of fire. When household products burn, the fumes and smoke they produce are not only an irritant when inhaled but some items such as cushions can be extremely toxic when burnt and can cause fatalities. This is why LIBOLON has continuously developed the functional textile such as the flame-retardant home-textiles. A household functional textile can reduce the harm of the disaster.
The Functional Textile Tests
As functional textiles can vary in quality, buyers and consumers must test and use the textiles to verify the acclaimed functions. Libolon’s Labs can complete the functional textile test in house as below:
1、 UV protection test
2、 Air permeability test
3、 Anti-Static test (AATCC 76-1995)
4、 Absorbency & Wicking test (JIS L1907/3M Method/ ITS TEST Method)
5、 Color fastness to Light test (AATCC 16E)
6、 Hydrostatic pressure test (AATCC 127-1998)
7、 Water vapor permeability test (ASTM E96-BW-95)
8、 Flammability test (CNS 10285 L3196/JIS L1091:1999)
Tags: functional , textile
by henry | 2010/08/03 15:30 | 分类: functional textile | Comments(0) | Trackbacks(0) | Reads(13) | Admin
Functional Textile - A Story of Functional Textile Part 1
A functional textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibers often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw natural fibers, such as wool, linen, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands. A functional textile is made from many kinds of materials.
What Is The Functional Textile
Functional textiles are formed by weaving, knitting, crocheting, knotting or pressing fibers together. But when it comes to sports and casual clothing, consumers nowadays are not only seeking fashion, but ergonomics, especially comfort and health. It is now a common practice in industrialized countries to announce new functional textiles on a regular basis. A functional textile may include various requirements such like antibacterial, moisture management, flame-retardant, antistatic effect, water repellant, and so on.
The Functional Textile Suppliers
Functional textiles have developed since the past decade, the Taiwan textile industry has become a major supply center of functional textile in the world. Among of those suppliers, particularly worth to mention it is, a functional textile manufacturer, LIBOLON, not only offer the functional fabrics for garment, but also developing a series of functional fabrics for home textiles. Taking the “Blackout fabric” as an instance, how it is amazing to image a fabric that putting around 23,000 ends threads together forming a double-face in warp way and weft yarn inside you cannot find it immediately. This functional textile was weaved with flame-retardant polyester yarn, therefore, when it were applied to window curtain.
Tags: functional , textile
by henry | 2010/08/03 15:29 | 分类: functional textile | Comments(0) | Trackbacks(0) | Reads(14) | Admin
Functional textiles & apparels
Among the diverse field of application of Technical Textiles, which is poised for tremendous growth in fast developing economies like that of India and China, non implantable healthcare and hygiene products are gaining significant importance because of specificity of their end uses. Protective textiles offer protection from hazardous chemicals, heat, extreme cold, radiation and have special application potential in today's technologically advanced world. In addition to this, advent of nanotechnology has opened innumerable avenues giving rise to high performance textiles and apparels. This paper discusses overall status of this field and its scope for growth in near future.
The demography of India has been totally shifted towards young population and the purchasing potential of this young population has been increasing. For this reason most of the developing countries are looking at India as a global market. India and China constitute over 40% population of the globe and application of technical textiles in this region will increase with a very high rate. The developed countries are much ahead of India with respect to manufacture and consumption of Technical Textile. They are now finding a great potential to exploit the Asian market and hence, as per the industrial analysis, the field of technical textiles is considered to be quite promising for the growth. Hence, those involved in textile business dealing with apparels and also thinking of diversification or adding new line to their business should look at this segment of Technical Textile with a great promise.
The experience and the background of production as well as supply of conventional textiles as a whole will enable them to triumph in the segment of Technical Textile. It does not however mean that the new comers in this business cannot succeed.
As far as developed countries such as US & Japan are concerned, more than 35% of the textile industrial production is in terms of Technical Textile. For China it is over 19% and in India it is just 5% and thus there is a very high growth prospect in Asia creating entirely a new market. Considering the fast growing (8%) economy of India and the significant size of over 1 billion population, the presence of raw material, and well trained manpower, the technical textile field is surely going to develop at a significant rate and so also its various segments such as Medical and Health Care Textiles, Functional Textiles, Protective Textiles, etc.
Medical Textiles
functional textile The application of textile in the medical field requires a number of properties for the fibre, depending upon where exactly this material is used. The important aspects include non toxic nature of the material, ability to sterilize and to conform to the requirements of the mechanical properties as well as the bio-compatibility etc. All these properties are important since the material is expected to be free from contamination with bacteria and it is not supposed to be causing temperature rise of the person or chronic tissue inflammation or allergic reactions. Hence, it should be non-toxic. The bio compatibility is also equally important property.
Depending upon the end use application, the proper selection of the fibre could be made.
functional textile In case of Protective health care textiles and apparels, the main purpose is to protect the health care professionals from getting contaminated by blood and other infectious material while dealing with the patients. Many a times the surgeons, nurses as well as the attendants in the operation theatre or emergency rooms are expected to wear the health care textiles and apparels so that, they will get required protection. The products under this include operating and emergency room textiles, breathable membranes, caps for surgeon and nurses, masks, footwear's, coats etc. The need for protecting the medical personnel is ever growing and thus increasingly effective health care garments and various barrier products are required to be manufactured.
The biological protective garments are defined by occupational safety and health administrative (OSHA) as follows: "Personnel protective equipment will be considered appropriate only if it does not permit blood or other potentially infectious materials to pass through to or reach the employees work clothes, street clothes, undergarments, skin, eyes, mouth or other mucous membranes under the normal conditions 01 use and for the duration of time which the protective equipment will be used.'
functional textile The surgical drapes are used in the operation theatre to cover patients or cover clothes. Many times, a nonwoven type is used having the backing material on one or both the sides of the film. While the film is permeable to bacteria, non woven backing is highly absorbent to both body perspiration and secretions from the wound. Surgical masks are made of 3 layers. Middle layer of extra glass fibre or synthetic micro fibre is covered on both sides by acrylic. The performance requirement for surgical face mask is high bacteria filtration capacity, high air permeability, light weight and non allergic nature. The surgical caps are made of non woven cellulosic fibres using spunlaid process or parallel process and now-a-days hydroentaglement is gaining popularity in producing disposable products and garments to be used in operation room. The properties for the surgical drapes include stiffness barrier performance for gowns as stiffness may affect the perspiration and movement. There should not be any linting which otherwise may carry particles to the wounds.
Applications of The Functional Textile
The functional textile is more important in today, it can use in many purposes. A home, being the reflection and expression of the owner's personality and taste, needs to be furnished in a way that makes one feel comfortable, safe and delighted. Fires in the home are a common cause of injury, and so the flammability of home textiles, furniture and upholstery is checked for its resistance and ability to prevent the spread of fire. When household products burn, the fumes and smoke they produce are not only an irritant when inhaled but some items such as cushions can be extremely toxic when burnt and can cause fatalities. This is why LIBOLON has continuously developed the functional textile such as the flame-retardant home-textiles. A household functional textile can reduce the harm of the disaster.
The Functional Textile Tests
As functional textiles can vary in quality, buyers and consumers must test and use the textiles to verify the acclaimed functions. Libolon’s Labs can complete the functional textile test in house as below:
1、 UV protection test
2、 Air permeability test
3、 Anti-Static test (AATCC 76-1995)
4、 Absorbency & Wicking test (JIS L1907/3M Method/ ITS TEST Method)
5、 Color fastness to Light test (AATCC 16E)
6、 Hydrostatic pressure test (AATCC 127-1998)
7、 Water vapor permeability test (ASTM E96-BW-95)
8、 Flammability test (CNS 10285 L3196/JIS L1091:1999)
Tags: functional , textile
by henry | 2010/08/03 15:30 | 分类: functional textile | Comments(0) | Trackbacks(0) | Reads(13) | Admin
Functional Textile - A Story of Functional Textile Part 1
A functional textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibers often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw natural fibers, such as wool, linen, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands. A functional textile is made from many kinds of materials.
What Is The Functional Textile
Functional textiles are formed by weaving, knitting, crocheting, knotting or pressing fibers together. But when it comes to sports and casual clothing, consumers nowadays are not only seeking fashion, but ergonomics, especially comfort and health. It is now a common practice in industrialized countries to announce new functional textiles on a regular basis. A functional textile may include various requirements such like antibacterial, moisture management, flame-retardant, antistatic effect, water repellant, and so on.
The Functional Textile Suppliers
Functional textiles have developed since the past decade, the Taiwan textile industry has become a major supply center of functional textile in the world. Among of those suppliers, particularly worth to mention it is, a functional textile manufacturer, LIBOLON, not only offer the functional fabrics for garment, but also developing a series of functional fabrics for home textiles. Taking the “Blackout fabric” as an instance, how it is amazing to image a fabric that putting around 23,000 ends threads together forming a double-face in warp way and weft yarn inside you cannot find it immediately. This functional textile was weaved with flame-retardant polyester yarn, therefore, when it were applied to window curtain.
Tags: functional , textile
by henry | 2010/08/03 15:29 | 分类: functional textile | Comments(0) | Trackbacks(0) | Reads(14) | Admin
Functional textiles & apparels
Among the diverse field of application of Technical Textiles, which is poised for tremendous growth in fast developing economies like that of India and China, non implantable healthcare and hygiene products are gaining significant importance because of specificity of their end uses. Protective textiles offer protection from hazardous chemicals, heat, extreme cold, radiation and have special application potential in today's technologically advanced world. In addition to this, advent of nanotechnology has opened innumerable avenues giving rise to high performance textiles and apparels. This paper discusses overall status of this field and its scope for growth in near future.
The demography of India has been totally shifted towards young population and the purchasing potential of this young population has been increasing. For this reason most of the developing countries are looking at India as a global market. India and China constitute over 40% population of the globe and application of technical textiles in this region will increase with a very high rate. The developed countries are much ahead of India with respect to manufacture and consumption of Technical Textile. They are now finding a great potential to exploit the Asian market and hence, as per the industrial analysis, the field of technical textiles is considered to be quite promising for the growth. Hence, those involved in textile business dealing with apparels and also thinking of diversification or adding new line to their business should look at this segment of Technical Textile with a great promise.
The experience and the background of production as well as supply of conventional textiles as a whole will enable them to triumph in the segment of Technical Textile. It does not however mean that the new comers in this business cannot succeed.
As far as developed countries such as US & Japan are concerned, more than 35% of the textile industrial production is in terms of Technical Textile. For China it is over 19% and in India it is just 5% and thus there is a very high growth prospect in Asia creating entirely a new market. Considering the fast growing (8%) economy of India and the significant size of over 1 billion population, the presence of raw material, and well trained manpower, the technical textile field is surely going to develop at a significant rate and so also its various segments such as Medical and Health Care Textiles, Functional Textiles, Protective Textiles, etc.
Medical Textiles
functional textile The application of textile in the medical field requires a number of properties for the fibre, depending upon where exactly this material is used. The important aspects include non toxic nature of the material, ability to sterilize and to conform to the requirements of the mechanical properties as well as the bio-compatibility etc. All these properties are important since the material is expected to be free from contamination with bacteria and it is not supposed to be causing temperature rise of the person or chronic tissue inflammation or allergic reactions. Hence, it should be non-toxic. The bio compatibility is also equally important property.
Depending upon the end use application, the proper selection of the fibre could be made.
functional textile In case of Protective health care textiles and apparels, the main purpose is to protect the health care professionals from getting contaminated by blood and other infectious material while dealing with the patients. Many a times the surgeons, nurses as well as the attendants in the operation theatre or emergency rooms are expected to wear the health care textiles and apparels so that, they will get required protection. The products under this include operating and emergency room textiles, breathable membranes, caps for surgeon and nurses, masks, footwear's, coats etc. The need for protecting the medical personnel is ever growing and thus increasingly effective health care garments and various barrier products are required to be manufactured.
The biological protective garments are defined by occupational safety and health administrative (OSHA) as follows: "Personnel protective equipment will be considered appropriate only if it does not permit blood or other potentially infectious materials to pass through to or reach the employees work clothes, street clothes, undergarments, skin, eyes, mouth or other mucous membranes under the normal conditions 01 use and for the duration of time which the protective equipment will be used.'
functional textile The surgical drapes are used in the operation theatre to cover patients or cover clothes. Many times, a nonwoven type is used having the backing material on one or both the sides of the film. While the film is permeable to bacteria, non woven backing is highly absorbent to both body perspiration and secretions from the wound. Surgical masks are made of 3 layers. Middle layer of extra glass fibre or synthetic micro fibre is covered on both sides by acrylic. The performance requirement for surgical face mask is high bacteria filtration capacity, high air permeability, light weight and non allergic nature. The surgical caps are made of non woven cellulosic fibres using spunlaid process or parallel process and now-a-days hydroentaglement is gaining popularity in producing disposable products and garments to be used in operation room. The properties for the surgical drapes include stiffness barrier performance for gowns as stiffness may affect the perspiration and movement. There should not be any linting which otherwise may carry particles to the wounds.
functional textile material
[ 2010/10/20 12:30 | by admin ]
2010/10/20 12:30 | by admin ]
It is projected that nearly 45 square meters of functional textile material is utilized in a car for interior trim (seating area, headlines, side panel, carpet and trunk). According to a survey, the percentage of functional textile in a motor car amounts to 2 per cent of the overall weight of a car. Apart from this, visible functional textile components, eliminating hidden components such as in tyres and composites, hoses and filters; amount to 10-11 kg per vehicle in absolute terms. Industrial functional textile are largely utilized in vehicles and systems including cars, buses, trains, air crafts and marine vehicles. In automobile functional textile industry, four types of fabrics are used, namely:
. Air bag fabrics
. Fabric used as a basis for reduction in weight of body parts
. Tyre cord fabrics
. Automotive upholstery and other functional textile fabrics used inside the vehicle
The airbag and seat belts used as safety measures are one of the latest types of functional textile in automobiles and have a potential market for technical functional textile that has a considerable scope for growth and development. Because of government legislation and consumer interest, the applications have been extremely successful over the last ten to fifteen years.
. Air bag fabrics
. Fabric used as a basis for reduction in weight of body parts
. Tyre cord fabrics
. Automotive upholstery and other functional textile fabrics used inside the vehicle
The airbag and seat belts used as safety measures are one of the latest types of functional textile in automobiles and have a potential market for technical functional textile that has a considerable scope for growth and development. Because of government legislation and consumer interest, the applications have been extremely successful over the last ten to fifteen years.
ALYS MYERS
[ 2010/10/20 12:29 | by admin ]
2010/10/20 12:29 | by admin ]
functional textile I began my art career with the idea of art being an approachable and tactile experience, even an interactive one, where people who are often intimidated by art, learn that it can be relaxing and fun. In other words, I wanted an environment where people would feel free to touch my artwork, and wanted it to beg the viewer to interact.
functional textile These ideals have evolved for me over time, and grown with maturity into a love of art that reflects my belief in the theraputic value of art in everyday living.
functional textile Life is challenging and, at times, can be very hard. I find that when I surround myself with functional objects that are meaningful and beautiful all at once, it makes life more enjoyable. The more I trust in this philosophy, the more I find it to be true.
functional textile My background in steel sculpture and furniture, African art and my newest ingredient - color, meld together to create a recipe I call, Art Meets Interiors. I now use vintage and new textiles to create pieces that can be hung on a wall, or used in everyday life, in a modern context.
functional textile These ideals have evolved for me over time, and grown with maturity into a love of art that reflects my belief in the theraputic value of art in everyday living.
functional textile Life is challenging and, at times, can be very hard. I find that when I surround myself with functional objects that are meaningful and beautiful all at once, it makes life more enjoyable. The more I trust in this philosophy, the more I find it to be true.
functional textile My background in steel sculpture and furniture, African art and my newest ingredient - color, meld together to create a recipe I call, Art Meets Interiors. I now use vintage and new textiles to create pieces that can be hung on a wall, or used in everyday life, in a modern context.
