Wind From Keqiao: Will Antibacterial Fabrics Be The Necessary Products In The Next Era?

August 19 is the third Chinese doctor's day. This year's doctor's Day is different from that in the past. In this year, doctors paid more efforts and sweat to fight in the front line of epidemic prevention and control, composing a touching life hymn. Due to the impact of the epidemic situation and the enhancement of people's awareness of health and health, the demand for antibacterial and bactericidal products is increasing. The application of antibacterial materials in China's textile and garment industry will become the norm, and antibacterial fabrics may become the global favorite.

Antibacterial fabric is a kind of special functional fabric, which can inhibit the growth, reproduction or inactivation of bacteria and fungi on the fabric, and can also eliminate the odor caused by bacteria. It is reported that there are two mainstream treatment methods: one is the post-treatment process of adding anti-bacterial additives into the fabric, which is the most widely used one in the market, and the other is the use of spinning grade antibacterial technology to directly put the antibacterial agent into the chemical fiber.

"The fabric added with antibacterial agent in the post process can be washed about 50 times repeatedly. The antibacterial fiber of our company uses nano zinc oxide as the main antibacterial component. After 150 times of washing, the antibacterial property of the fabric can reach 99.93%, which is the biggest difference with adding additives." Shaoxing lianben Textile Co., Ltd. Gong Qian side of the test report said. It is understood that nano ZnO is a new type of multifunctional inorganic material, and its particle size is about 1-100 nm. It has good UV shielding property and excellent antibacterial and antibacterial properties. When added to the fabric, it can give the fabric sunscreen, antibacterial, deodorization and other functions.

With the continuous improvement of nanotechnology, nano ZnO as a common antibacterial agent has been widely used in antibacterial materials. The nano zinc oxide antibacterial fiber currently used in lianben textile takes polyester as the carrier, and the price ranges from 20 to 40. The reporter also learned that, from fiber to clothing fabric, nano zinc oxide masterbatch and polyester masterbatch should be blended for drawing, and then spun into yarn after being drawn into fiber. The core antibacterial process is all in the masterbatch. "Sweat itself has no taste. It nourishes bacteria, and it takes a long time to smell. The effect of nano zinc oxide is not only antibacterial, but also can eliminate the bad taste produced by bacteria Gong Qian explained to reporters.

In addition to the application of clothing, socks, tooling fabrics, outdoor sports fabrics, home textile antibacterial products are also the focus of attention. Antibacterial summer cool quilt, antibacterial curtain It's very popular. "Our antibacterial quilt core and Banlangen functional pillow sell well. Banlangen fiber contains alkaloids and organic acids, which can print various bacteria on the surface of human skin, and the antibacterial rate is above 95% Zhou Liangjun of Golden Phoenix said.

The outbreak of new coronavirus has given rise to the demand of consumers for antibacterial fabrics, and functional textiles will be more concerned and favored by people.

(by Dong Shuying, photo by Xie Cong)