Scientists In Beijing Use Nanotechnology To Give Wool Super Hydrophilic Functions.

Recently, the American Chemical Society Newsweek "chemistry makes nature".

Wool is known as "magic fabric" because of its light, soft and warm quality.

However, the surface scale structure makes it natural hydrophobic, which is not conducive to anti wrinkle, shrinkproof and dyeing finishing process, and hinders its ability to absorb water vapor, resulting in low moisture absorption and sweat rate. Especially after a lot of exercise, it can easily make people feel hot and uncomfortable.

Although scientists have developed ways to make wool more hydrophilic, they are either of poor stability, no durability, or damage to the natural structure of wool fibers.

How to develop a simple, effective and durable preparation method of super hydrophilic function of wool is a major problem in the field of wool application without damaging the structure of wool fiber.

Tang Fangqiong, a professor of physics and Chemical Technology Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a nanotechnology finishing team jointly developed by Professor Li Yi of Hong Kong Polytech University, can make the wool possess "brain", making it a "smart" fabric that can prevent shrinkage and wrinkle, and can "breathe" and release sweat.

This technology has been modified on the surface of wool fibers.

This work can not only improve the hydrophilicity of wool fabrics, increase its comfort level, but also hope to integrate shrinkproof, wrinkle resistant, quick drying, bacteriostatic and deodorizing.

This research achievement embodies the perfect combination of basic research and actual demand. At present, it has applied for domestic invention patents and is applying for international invention patents.

Three foreign technology consultancy companies, such as Frost & Sullivan, have contacted the team and are making in-depth investigations into the progress and industrialization prospects of the technology.