Textile is a traditional industry, but there are also new tricks and new technologies in this traditional industry. As long as we make great efforts, tradition will no longer be “traditional”. In order to cater to the changes in consumer demand for clothing, professionals are innovating and integrating new technologies to meet or even exceed consumer expectations.
Recently, a reporter was given a pair of graphene leggings that can generate heat during a live online broadcast. The merchant’s promotion stated that this pair of leggings has graphene black technology, is cold-resistant to -40°C, and is three times warmer than wool. In addition, there are also graphene heating underwear, antibacterial underwear, etc. which are very attractive. So whether such propaganda is true, the reporter decided to go to the market to find the answer.
Graphene, as a new material in recent years, is known as “the magical material that completely changes the 21st century”. Its combination with textiles has many advantages in conductivity, radiation protection, UV protection, antibacterial, special protection and There are huge application prospects in fields such as smart fabrics. Shaoxing Yangshi Textile Co., Ltd. is an enterprise specializing in the development and production of outdoor elastic sports fabrics. Due to the characteristics of outdoor and sports, the requirements for clothing are relatively strict. “Our outdoor quick-drying pants are made of Shengquan biomass graphene inner heating fiber. Graphene fiber not only has the characteristics of ordinary fibers, but also has super low-temperature far-infrared, antibacterial and bacteriostatic, skin-friendly and breathable, UV protection and anti- The electrostatic functions are very suitable for use in outdoor sportswear and meet our demand for raw materials.” said Zhang Bin, the person in charge.
From a functional point of view, graphene is one of the few raw materials that is “loved by thousands of people”, which has important practical significance for the development of textiles. . The “Outdoor New Textile Materials Application Laboratory” established by Yangshi Textile is committed to applying excellent new materials at home and abroad to application fields. Zhang Bin believes that the concept of graphene is very mature, but it has not been widely industrialized so far mainly because the products are not targeted and different application scenarios require different product functions. Hype concepts will not last long. I believe that graphene The outbreak will occur in a certain series.
Zhejiang Enhe Textile Technology Co., Ltd. focuses on the research and development of the graphene industry chain. At this stage, it has developed graphene home clothes and home textile products. According to the person in charge, Li Qinglei, the company currently has graphene staple fibers, yarns and fabrics. The products produced include home clothes, home textiles, socks, underwear, insoles, etc. “We use single-layer graphene oxide. During the use of the product, the graphene will not be separated from the fiber.” He told reporters that graphene is gray in nature and can only exert its value when added to close-fitting fabrics. Graphene nylon long fiber is suitable for clothing, underwear and other personal products, while graphene polyester hollow staple fiber is used as filling material for thermal quilts, cotton clothing, down jackets, etc.
Professor Gao Chao of Zhejiang University has made great achievements in the field of graphene. The world’s first ten-ton spinning-grade single-layer graphene oxide production line built by him and his team was successfully tested in June 2019, marking the world’s first Fill the market gap in this field. It is reported that the single-layer graphene multifunctional composite fiber has six major functions: antibacterial and antibacterial, antiviral, far-infrared internal heating, negative ion generation, ultraviolet protection, and anti-mite, which meets people’s demand for healthy textiles in the post-epidemic era.
Teacher Yan Huiping of Cai Textile Training Center also conducted experiments on the graphene polyester hollow staple fiber of Enhe Textile. He said that trace amounts of graphene can be seen under the microscope. The hollow polyester short fiber structure contains a large amount of still air, which can bring lightweight elasticity, good moisture permeability and comfortable warmth to the fabric.
Concentrating efforts to promote the development of graphene fiber is the general trend, and I believe it has broad prospects in the textile market.
(Text/Dong Shuying, Picture/Xie Cong)
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