Movers & Shakers March 2024: Freudenberg Launches Fully Synthetic Wetlaid Nonwovens for Filtration

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Movers & Shakers February 2024: Hemp-Based Period Pads

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Movers & Shakers January 2024: TENCEL Lyocell Fibers as Alternative Material for Stretch Fabrics

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TENCEL-branded fibers with traceability

The Lenzing Group will use blockchain technology to support its TENCEL-branded fiber business, ensuring complete transparency and traceability for brands and consumers of its fibers in the finished garment. After …

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Karl Mayer's new HKS 3-M-ON

KARL MAYER launched its new HKS 3-M-ON at ITMA 2019. Dubbed as the first three-bar HKS machine with electronic guide bar control, HKS 3-M-ON is linked to KARL MAYER’s digital …

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Nanofiber webs removes toxic dyes

A team of Texas Tech University researchers working in advanced textiles has found a new way to remove toxic dye pollutants from wastewater, and their approach is safer, cheaper and …

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PLA-PBS fibers coupled with Joncryl

By C. Burgstaller and B.M. Lekube, Transfercenter für Kunststofftechnik, Wels, Austria, and S. Riepler and W. Hermann, IFG Asota, Linz, Austria

In this work, we investigated the suitability of a bio-based elastomer to modify polylactic acid (PLA) towards more elasticity, in combination with a reactive coupling agent. We found that this is possible in general, but the processing of the materials has to be carried out with care so as not to locally cross-link the materials, which would result in a reduction of properties.

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Nolla Silver Polymer: Crystal-clear liquid polymer contains 7,500 to 120,000 ppm of active silver and is highly effective against viruses, bacteria and fungi.

A Finnish company has developed an antimicrobial technology designed to eradicate highly resistant and dangerous pathogens, including the top five on the World Health Organization’s list of dangerous bacteria.

The new Nolla technology is also applicable for fiber coating, explained Jyri Nieminen, chief executive officer of Nolla Antimicrobial.

The technology is based on ionic silver, which is the most potent antimicrobial form of silver. An intelligent polymer carrier is used to preserve and deliver the silver ions.

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