Nano, Beast Or Beauty?

It is unquestionable to add nanomaterials to functional textiles to achieve some functions. The problem is that many of the functions claimed in many functional textile brochures are not acceptable to ordinary consumers. These so-called functional textiles, which can not withstand the practice and time test, are well received.

　　
At the eleventh functional textile and nanotechnology application seminar held recently, experts and textile industry members learned and learned from each other by communicating the achievements of functional textiles and nano technology.

　　
This platform has brought together many new research results of functional textiles in China's textile industry. It is self-evident for promoting the research of textile functional products, exchanging the research and development achievements of functional textiles and expanding the market share of functional textiles. However, the study of the application of functional textiles and nanotechnology should not be "astray", that is, we must attach importance to its functionality and not exaggerate its role and neglect its side effects.

This is also the consensus of some scholars attending the meeting.

　　
Recently, the Fukushima nuclear power plant's nuclear leakage accident caused by the Japanese strong earthquake made the world "talk about radiation color change". Radiation protection textiles have naturally become a topic of concern for many delegates. Professor Shi Mei Wu of the general Quartermaster Equipment Research Institute expounded his own views. He said that textiles can not be more powerful than other materials protection products to protect the role of nuclear radiation and nuclear contamination. Therefore, those who claim that their products have much radiation protection function are false and impossible. Professor Shi gave the three principles of radiation protection, that is, the justification principle of radiation practice, the optimization principle of radiation practice and the limitation of personal dose of radiation. These three principles are guidelines for guiding the research and production of protective textiles.

　　
At the meeting, a thick paper was collected by reporters. Many articles were about nano functional textiles. Reporters noted that many so-called functional textiles are functional by adding nanoscale materials. Such as adding jade to cool and adding silver ions to make the fiber have antibacterial effect, adding medical stone to achieve the health care function and so on. No matter what the actual function of these functions is, how to add nanoscale materials to textiles at random has aroused many experts' questions, because the negative effects of nanomaterials on the human body have been increasingly mentioned by the industry.

　　
Is nanoscale a beast or a beauty? It is too early to give a conclusion, but should we also draw enough attention from us?

　　
"The recognition of foreign research on functional textiles is relatively prudent," Feng Haoran, technical director of Shenzhen Dexin Industrial Co., Ltd. told reporters. "Some functional textiles produced by our company through collaborative production, some of the functions shown in the domestic testing reports, once exported to foreign countries, are often detected by the local authority testing department. This is very embarrassing. "

　　
He said that in terms of functional textile production, R & D and marketing, China should pay attention to training "brokers" and attract domestic and international venture capitalists to participate in the production and research.

　　
It is unquestionable to add nanomaterials to functional textiles to achieve some functions. In fact, many nanomaterials are also successful in adding some functions to fiber masterbatch. Such as coffee fiber, the use of coffee dregs natural dehumidification and odor absorption characteristics, so as to achieve the function of moisture absorption, quick drying and eliminating peculiar smell of textiles, and the achievements in practice and practicality have attracted a lot of attention. The problem is that many of the functions claimed in many functional textile brochures are not acceptable to ordinary consumers. In the past few years, thermal underwear, which has been popular for many years, has been neglected for a long time. These so-called functional textiles which can not be tested by practice or time will still be put away.

　　
Do not be keen on speculation, or learn from reality. This is not only responsible for consumers, but also an important prerequisite for the healthy development of the whole industry.