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Huntsman launches neon shades with ERIONYL FF dyes
May 5th, 2016
Singapore–based textile dye and chemical specialist Huntsman Textile Effects has introduced ERIONYL® Flavine FF and Rhodamine FF neon dyes to address a growing demand for polyamide dyes as polyamide fibers become increasingly popular in the functional elastic apparel market. The dyes can be used in combination with Huntsman Textile Effects ALBATEX® AB-45 pH buffer, ERIONAL® […]
N.C. scientists focus on tissue engineering economies
May 4th, 2016
Working with artificial fibers to create engineered scaffolds, which are seeded with stem cells that grow tissue, researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and North Carolina State University (NCSU) are working to make the process cheaper and more scalable. According to a story on the University of Missouri’s College of Engineering website, UNC […]
Bio-based Materials of the Year named
May 3rd, 2016
The Innovation Award Bio-based Material of the Year 2016 was awarded to three firms for their innovative materials: Belgium’s Orineo BVBA for its Touch of Nature™ filled bio-based resin for stimulating biomaterials, and Germany’s Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH for a sophorolipid-type biosurfactant, and Covestro Deutschland AG for Impranil®eco, a bio-based waterborne polyurethane dispersions for […]
USTER TESTER 6 wins Red Dot Design Award 2016
May 2nd, 2016
Swiss textile-standards monitor Uster Technologies’ new USTER TESTER 6 has been awarded a Red Dot Design Award 2016 for its blend of functionality and distinctive looks. The sixth-generation USTER TESTER incorporates the USTER QUALITY EXPERT, offering accurate laboratory test results; this data is combined with real-time information from yarn clearers monitoring 100 percent of mill […]
Archroma showcases innovations
April 29th, 2016
Swiss color and specialty chemicals developer Archroma presented its latest innovations at China Interdye 2016 at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center in April. These products include: Optisul C dyes. Optisul® C dyes for casualwear are designed to produce colors in continuous dyeing processes, as well as on coating and printing. These affinity-free, […]
MAD Architects’ ‘Invisible Border’ at Milan Design Week alters perception of space
April 28th, 2016
Italy’s Interni magazine’s Open Borders exhibition, running through April 23, gathers a series of interactive installations, macro-objects and micro-constructions that explore ways of getting beyond disciplinary borders: According to the magazine, the subject addresses an expansion of design vision to new synergies, to contaminations with different fields of research such as art, cinema and photography; […]
Ramkumar wins 2016 President’s Excellence in Commercialization Award
April 27th, 2016
Texas Tech University professor Seshadri Ramkumar has won the 2016 President’s Excellence in Commercialization Award. Ramkumar, professor of technical textiles and countermeasures to chemical threats in Lubbock-based Texas Tech’s Department of Environmental Toxicology and The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH), was recognized for his contributions to nonwoven materials. “I am humbled by this […]
Just how big is the smart fabrics market?
April 25th, 2016
As IFAI’s market research manager, Jeffrey C. Rasmussen has been a closer observer of textiles markets. His presentation opened the one-day Smart Fabrics Summit held April 11 in Washington D.C. This article summarizes key points from his presentation. The growth of smart fabrics technologies and applications is no longer a curiosity; it is the new […]
OEKO-TEX launches ECO PASSPORT
April 25th, 2016
The Zurich-based OEKO-TEX Association has launched ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX®, a certification for sustainable textile chemicals that offers textile chemical manufacturers a confidential and independent method to assure their customers that chemicals, colorants and auxiliaries are in line with the industry’s sustainability requirements and initiatives. The certification helps to protect consumers, textile industry workers and […]
Nano-enhanced textiles clean themselves with light
April 25th, 2016
Australian researchers have developed an inexpensive and efficient new way to grow nanostructures on textiles that can degrade organic matter when exposed to light. The work paves the way toward nano-enhanced textiles that can spontaneously clean themselves of stains and grime simply by being put under a light bulb or worn in sunlight. Rajesh Ramanathan, […]