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In this Ask an Expert, Dr. Andrew Dent has been asked What fiber parameters are important for ultimate performance? When we talk about ultimate performance we're dealing with synthetic fibers. …
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In this Miniscape, Materials Specialist Jessica Brenner talks about carbon fiber. Carbon fiber offers a great way for companies to reduce the weight of their products. This not only offers …
Denier is a unit of measurement for the mass-per-length, or linear mass density, of a fiber. Specifically, denier measures the grams per 9,000 meters of a fiber. This value can also be interpreted as …
The term lobal refers to the number of “lobes” or sides of a circular cross-section. Here, we refer to a trilobal yarn as one whose cross section has three distinct sides and, in practice, slightly …
MC 827301 / FILAVA™ FILAVA™, a volcanic rock filament, was developed by the company Isomatex as a more environmentally friendly option to carbon or aramid fibers. The volcanic rock is aggregated …
For this Eye On, Dr. Andrew Dent discusses enhanced naturals. Here he touches upon ways in which our natural fibers are moving away from their standard form and towards performance. In other words, …
Microfibers are fibers that are of an extremely small diameter. In popular culture, “microfiber” typically refers to two things that we discuss below: Microfiber fabrics and microfiber …
For this session, Dr. Andrew Dent focuses on performance fibers. More specifically the ones that are not meant for apparel but composites for high-performance applications outside of what we wear. …
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MC 785602 / Plastic Free Paper from Lactips Lactips' Plastic Free Paper offers a new PFAS, PVDC, and silicone-free coating that provides barrier and thermo-sealing properties while ensuring the …
When we touch and feel something, that material’s tactile properties may present an experience or insight that we would’ve never expected by just looking at, smelling, listening to, or tasting it. …
CES 2022, the first hybrid event was anything but normal. It was messy so is the innovation as put eloquently by Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of CTA. Disruption is the new norm. While in person …
Technical textiles are different from conventional textiles, in that their primary end-use goal is functional in nature, rather than aesthetic or tactile. Whereas conventional textiles are typically …
