Nanotechnology in Textiles

Source: euroresidentes.com

We are talking about a new generation of new materials in which nanotechnology plays a key role. Clothing that does not get dirty, which repels the coffee stains from fruit or wine. The explanation for this is the nanoparticles are able to change the properties of the tissues. They can fight off viruses, bacteria, over a hundred washings without losing their properties. It is not science fiction, the old textile industry are renewing.

Tiger Woods said he could boast of no dirty clothes when eating or playing golf. Nike wearing pants are treated to repel the coffee, ketchup and even wine. Of course, water slide also.

It echoes the advances U.S. nanotechnology company Nano-Tex. Nano-Tex is creating the most revolutionary innovations in the textile market. Its aim is to apply nanotechnology to create an outstanding performance in everyday items: apparel, home furnishings, interiors, industrial fabrics. Some of these advances may change the way in which we all live and work. We talked about things like self-cleaning of fabrics, the elimination of pollutants or allergies, etc.

Some experts believe that these advances could change patterns of this sector. From be considered traditional or mature and suffer the costs and stiff competition from low wage countries like China or Taiwan to pass at the tip of the most innovative and advanced technology. The fabric joins other industries (sunscreen, glasses who reject the dust).

This new approach opens a remarkable capacity for innovation and conversion in a traditional sector such as textiles. These innovations are almost unbelievable: anti-odor, flame retardants, temperature control, change of color. The sizes of the new raw material, nanoparticles, allow flexibility in the exploitation of their properties truly amazing. Some nanotubes materials have been tested with amazing efficiency.