The market demand for antibacterial nonwoven materials is rapidly increasing
With the improvement of people’s living standards and the enhancement of awareness of hygiene and health, especially the raging epidemic of various epidemic viruses in recent years, the market demand for antibacterial nonwoven materials has increased rapidly, and the antibacterial properties of nonwoven materials have also been put forward. In order to meet higher requirements, the development of nonwoven materials with good antibacterial and bacteriostatic properties has become one of the current hot spots in the field of nonwovens.
Antibacterial fiber, which emerged from the field of industrial fabrics, uses physical or chemical methods to introduce substances that can inhibit bacterial growth into the surface and interior of the fiber. The antibacterial agent must not only be difficult to fall off on the fiber, but also must be balanced within the fiber. Diffusion, maintaining long-lasting antibacterial effect.
“Washable + breathable” improves built-in performance
The Netherlands’ Thai Polyacrylonitrile Fiber Co., Ltd. (TAF) and the Netherlands’ SANITIZED AG have entered into brand cooperation and recently jointly developed Amicor antibacterial fiber. Amicor antibacterial fiber has better washing resistance than ordinary fibers. Amicor antibacterial fiber adopts a built-in design, which is like a bacteriostatic warehouse inside the fiber. The bacteriostatic agent slowly dissolves into the surface of the fiber to form an inhibitory zone. If the surface bacteriostatic agent is washed away, there will be new antibacterial agent. A new antibacterial zone is formed, and the cycle continues. An independent test by the University of Nottingham in the UK shows that the antibacterial effect of Amicor antibacterial fiber remains unchanged after being washed 200 times.
Ambrish Maheshwari, CEO of the polyacrylonitrile fiber business, believes that with the improvement of people’s living standards and the enhancement of people’s awareness of health and environment, the demand for antibacterial fibers will surely constitute a potentially huge market, and the production of antibacterial fibers will become a An emerging and important industrial field with huge room for economic benefits.
Recent European and American fabric market trends show that in order to participate in the fierce market competition with more selling points, some well-known companies in the world have introduced antibacterial fibers to the market as new fabrics, and have achieved good market results. , such as Italy’s Texapel Company, New York’s Nipkow & Kobelt Company, etc. Some high-tech industrial companies in Japan are also rushing to launch antibacterial nonwoven products. For example, Eclat Textile mainly introduces current lively breathable antibacterial fabrics to cater to young workwear designers and casual wear companies.
“Red Spider Silk” is used in antibacterial cars
The “Big Red Recombinant Spider Silk Fiber” recently developed by Craig Biocraft Safety Testing Laboratory Company in the United States is a leader in the field of antibacterial fiber. The developer’s spider silk fiber technology uses customized genetic engineering sequences to spin two varieties of new fiber-fitting transgenic silkworms. Then, it can have two different definitions of spider silk genetic engineering sequences, creating a new A variety of recombinant spider silk that is stronger than previously developed varieties. It is called “Big Red” because its color glows bright red under slight ultraviolet light.
Kim Thompson, CEO of Craig Biocraft, pointed out that a noteworthy trend in the development and research of automotive interior decoration materials is: automotive interior decoration structural materials (such as roofs, interior door trim panels and rear hatch panels, etc.) There will be more and more attention paid to the bright red recombinant spider silk fiber made from this lamination. The bright red recombinant spider silk fiber has been widely used in the automotive industry. Using antibacterial fiber to make car interior decoration cloth can provide a new concept of antibacterial cars, which is particularly meaningful for car drivers, especially taxi drivers. .
Karry, marketing manager of Ford Company in the United States, said that the research goal of nonwoven materials for ecological automobiles is to develop laminated fiber technology for injection molded interior decoration parts to reduce the automotive industry’s dependence on unsustainable raw materials.
The application space will gradually expand in the future
The new hygienic fiber material developed by South Korea’s Sunkyung Industrial Company using antibacterial fiber – antibacterial and deodorant polyester cotton, is a cationic compound with antibacterial and deodorant effects. It is made by finishing the surface of the fiber. , thus effectively playing the role of antibacterial and anti-odor. Antibacterial polyester cotton is mainly used in casual wear, wipes, and interior clothing decoration. The person in charge of the company said that the current sales area of this batch of products is mainly the Middle East, and has achieved quite good market response. The company has signed a long-term contract with the Netherlands Tai Polyacrylonitrile Fiber Co., Ltd. Provide antibacterial fiber raw materials.
At the same time, antibacterial fibers have also begun to be used in industrial fabrics such as cotton tents, carpets, advertising cloths, sunshade cloths, filter cloths, various military cloths, ropes, bags, etc. For example, using filter media made of antibacterial fibers can prevent some substances from increasing, reproducing, or even reducing bacteria after being filtered; and antibacterial concrete made of antibacterial fiber-reinforced cement is often used in hospital wards, zoo walls, etc. A place where bacteria are abundant and easy to reproduce. In addition, antibacterial fiber has gradually begun to be used in food covering cloths and work clothes in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
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