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Advantages of jute as natural bast fibre for different technical textiles

Thu, 17 Mar 2016 12:19:07 GMT

Textiles and products manufactured for technical performance and functional properties are known as technical textiles. Ashis Kumar Samanta looks closely at the use of jute in these textiles. Clothing is not the only use to which fabric is put. So-called technical textile materials and products are used in a large variety of applications other than normal clothing. They come in twelve major categories.

New perspective for protective clothing and PPE recycling

Wed, 02 Mar 2016 11:34:27 GMT

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) plays a major role in enabling professionals to work safely in adverse environments. Kermel looks at developments in the PPE industry. There has been a growth in the number of industries where it is impractical or illegal to work without protective gear. Fire Resistant (FR) PPE is worn by personnel working in environments where they are likely to be exposed to extreme heat or flames.

Textile-based personal protective equipment for healthcare personnel

Tue, 09 Feb 2016 11:55:06 GMT

Over 13 million healthcare personnel including physicians, assistants and nurses are employed in homes, hospitals and emergency medical services in the United States of America. Personal protective gear can stand between them and disease; say Sumit Mandal and Guowen Song. Healthcare personnel deliver care directly or indirectly to patients infected with pandemic diseases like SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), avian influenza (bird flu), H1N1 (swine flu), and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.

India holds huge potential for geo-textiles

Fri, 05 Feb 2016 11:52:08 GMT

In view of their special technical attributes, geo-technical textiles or geo-textiles are being increasingly used globally to address dangers to infrastructure caused by degradation and natural disasters. In India, too, geo-textiles are gaining greater acceptability, and with the government setting aside ?427 crore for use of geo-textiles between 2015 and 2019, prospects for the industry look bright, reports Sudha Passi.

With the Indian geo-textile market size pegged at ?1,108 crore at a growth rate of 22 per cent by 2017, and a host of supportive measures by the government, prospects for the industry look bright on the South Asian peninsula as opportunities are huge due to the sheer scale of projects.

"The scope is very good for the next 15-20 years in India now that infrastructure projects are being geared up," Aditya Agrawal, CEO of Jeevan Non Woven, a leading manufacturer and exporter of geo-technical textiles or geo-textiles, told Fibre2Fashion. He underlined that it is a segment with huge growth potential at the domestic as well as global level.

Globally, countries have used geo-textiles in construction projects, road building, erosion control, etc. So, the products have a proven track record as technology for favourable use in the country in terms of cost effectiveness and environment non-degradation, said Agrawal.

"Big reserves are in geo-textile applications, where high-value textiles save costs and improve durability of roads, river banks and landfills. Higher demands on environmental protection will boost the filtration segment," Eric Scholler, member of the executive board of Groz-Beckert, a German manufacturer of technical textiles equipment recently told technicaltextile.net, a Fibre2Fashion initiative.

The global market for geo-textiles, growing at a CAGR of 10.59 per cent between 2014 and 2019, is projected to reach $8,632.83 million by 2019, according to a report by leading market research agency Markets and Markets. The Asia-Pacific region, especially India and China, is projected to gain the major market size by value by 2019. Asia-Pacific dominated the geo-textiles market in 2013, states the report, Geo-textiles: Global trends and forecasts for 2019.

Acknowledging the significant role of geo-textiles in addressing traditional civil engineering solutions, especially in Northeast India...

Wearable device for local hyperthermia

Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:01:39 GMT

Medical instruments for hyperthermia can be more patient-friendly and functional. With a focus on different types of applicators and antennas, conventional hyperthermia devices are reviewed by Manoshika Ramasamy, College of Human Ecology, Kansas State University, Manhattan and Minyoung Suh, Ph.D., College of Textiles, North Carolina State University, Raleigh...