Application of functional textiles

With the development of science and technology and the improvement of people's living standard, functional textiles show more and more space for development. Its application field has penetrated into every field of national economy.

Functional textiles is usually beyond has other special features of the conventional textile textile products, covering the warm and beautifying functions, such as the common antistatic, wash and wear (DP), shrink proof, mothproof, waterproof, anti fouling, anti wrinkle, anti pilling, and flame retardant, anti ultraviolet, infrared, electromagnetic shielding, antibacterial and deodorant, anti radiation, high moisture absorption, which has the special function of the textile and some only has a single function, also has several superposition function, make it become more functional or composite functional textiles.

Several new functional textiles and their applications

Negative ion textiles

The production principle of negative ion textiles is to add negative ion finishing agents in the production process of fiber or finishing stage of fabric. The negative ions produced by textiles containing negative ion finishing agents continuously release contact with air, water and gas.

The negative ion garment made of this fabric directly contacts with the human skin. It can form negative ion air layer between the skin and clothes, and play the health effect of negative ions (eliminate fatigue, enhance immunity, improve sleep, etc.). In addition to its application in the field of clothing, negative ion textiles have broad application prospects in the two fields of decorative textiles and medical and health textiles.

Moisture absorption and sweating textile

It is also known as moisture absorption and quick drying textiles. It is characterized by moisture absorption capacity, moisture evaporation rate and moisture permeability of textiles, etc., to characterize moisture absorption, quick drying and sweat perspiration of fabrics.

Moisture absorption and perspiration textiles are mainly used in sports clothes, casual clothes, underwear and other clothing. Because it can solve the problem of sticky and hot sweat, it can adjust the interior climate of clothing and make clothing have the characteristics of "breathing", so it also has the name of "breathing textiles".

Far infrared textiles

The far infrared textile is a type of fabric with high efficiency infrared emission properties of. Far infrared easily absorbed by human body, it not only makes the skin surface thermal effect, but also through the molecular resonance effect, causing the skin deep tissue heat, produce this effect can stimulate cell activity, improve blood circulation, improve immunity, play a role in health care series.

The far infrared textile can be used for the development of health care products and medical supplies such as heat, warm clothes, underwear, bedding (bed sheets, blankets, cushion, etc.), belts, footwear and other health kneepad.

Anti electromagnetic radiation textiles

With the development of economy and science and technology, the application of facilities and equipment with electromagnetic radiation is inevitable. The WHO believes that in all kinds of pollution, the threat of electromagnetic radiation is the most serious, seriously affecting the public health and the ecological environment.

Electromagnetic radiation resistant textiles are specialized technology and special technology, which combine electromagnetic radiation materials (usually metal materials) with textile fiber materials, reflecting and shielding electromagnetic waves. The general shielding effectiveness is more than 95%, and the textile also has antistatic performance.

Electromagnetic shielding textiles has appeared on the market are mainly metal wire anti electromagnetic radiation fabric, electroless plating, anti electromagnetic radiation fabric, coating anti electromagnetic radiation fabric three, can be applied to the field of nursing supplies (tents, clothing), interior decoration cloth, clothing for pregnant women, industrial protective clothing and protective bandage military materials and etc..

Anti ultraviolet textiles

In recent decades, due to the increase of human activities, especially the use of freon, the air ozone layer around the earth has created holes, resulting in the rapid increase of ultraviolet radiation on the surface of the earth, resulting in the increasing incidence of human skin cancer and seriously affecting the health of human body.

The national standard GB/T 18830 – 2009, "the evaluation of ultraviolet protection performance of textiles" stipulates that the ultraviolet protection coefficient of textiles UPF>40 and ultraviolet transmittance T (UVA) <5% can be called anti ultraviolet products. Anti - ultraviolet textiles can effectively prevent or weaken the damage to the human body.

Currently on the market of anti ultraviolet textiles outdoor sportswear, shirts, anti UV umbrella (sunshade), curtains and tents etc..

Nanoscale textiles

It is called "nano technology processing textiles", that is, the application of nano technology to fabrics in the production or processing of specific parts, so as to make textiles have antibacterial or waterproof, anti oil, easy to decontamination, anti ultraviolet and other functions.

Nanotextiles are versatile and are widely used in clothing, medical, food and beverage, military and other industries. In the field of clothing, there are already nanoscale shirts, T - shirts, hats, men and women's casual clothes and so on.