Advancements in Advanced Textiles Sector

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Functional Advanced Textiles: Way Forward

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Size Matters: Opportunities for Tech Textiles

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iStockphoto/Inna Kharlamova

Since COVID-19, manufacturing is receiving much needed attention as part of nations’ goals to have a good supply of life-saving materials, reviving their economy and generating highly skilled jobs. Funds have been budgeted in national budgets for infrastructure projects, defense materials, major R&D projects, and enhanced defense procurement. In all these initiatives, different forms and …

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Functional textiles that provide added applications and at the same time support sustainability is the way forward for the sector. Photo: iStock/Handatko

What is the next phase for the advanced textiles sector? Functional textiles that provide added applications and at the same time support sustainability is the way forward for the sector. Functional characteristics must be part of the textile chain right from the fiber level. The industry has gained recognition at the “common man” level since …

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EnviroKlenz Mobile Air System at-home filtration; and EnviroKlenz’s HVAC Filter. EnviroKlenz is the brand from Timilon Corporation who manufactures high surface area micron and submicron powders, mostly metaloxides that can be incorporated with fibrous substrates. EnviroKlenz

Manipulating materials and functionalization at the bottom of the size scale are two important tools that the textiles sector has at its disposal to develop advanced textiles. For six decades, there has been growing interest in exploring and exploiting the science at the bottom of the material size range. Professor Richard Feynman is credited with …

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FLT demonstrating the use of FiberTect to wipe away toxins from the skin of an animal.

Recent work by the U. S. Army has shown that FiberTect wipe can decontaminate biological toxin spores as well. With heightened political tensions in some regions of the world, high-tech sectors like defense, personnel protection and semiconductor are gaining due attention. Advanced textiles find applications such as decontamination wipes, body armor, medical textiles, wearables, etc. …

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