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Toray announces blood purification fiber technology
January 9th, 2023
Japanese fiber and textile developer Toray has combined nanotechnology and fiber technology to create a cross-shaped polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) nanopore fiber that it claims can adsorb pathogenic proteins in the blood. The company developed the fiber using its PMMA hollow fiber membrane spinning technology. Changing the nanopore size on the surface and inside the fiber […]
Finishing finesse
February 19th, 2016
Coating and laminating treatments enhance fabric performance in important – and multiple – ways. Although researchers are making progress in fiber technology that imparts performance capabilities into the fabric, inherent qualities in fibers are not necessarily a replacement for coating treatments—or competition for coaters. Alexium International is actively in the coating products business in about […]
Creating the future of textiles: Flexible components
May 1st, 2013
New technique could enable the creation of a variety of fiber-based electronic and photonic devices. What do saltwater taffy and smart textiles have in common? Until recently, probably nothing. But scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found a way to “pull” fibers—in a manufacturing process akin to making taffy—that makes it possible […]