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CoatYarn to expand with yarns enhanced Zeefier creates sustainable textile dyes

with graphene nanotubes by OCSiAl from recycled seaweed waste

CoatYarn, the Italian producer of easy-to-process form of the pre-dispersed Color is the main attraction of any fabric. No matter different fronts. On the one hand, it is trying to
technical-industrial yarns, is looking to expand concentrate, Tuball Matrix 808 – a result not only how excellent its constitution, if unsuitably colored, it promote the use of seaweed to solve many of the
with a new product range – thermoplastic in stable and permanent conductivity but also, is bound to be a failure as a commercial fabric. The sustainability problems of the fashion industry,
polyurethane yarns enhanced with graphene unlike standard additives, preserve textile resistance manufacture and use of synthetic dyes for fabric particularly synthetic dyes. On the other hand, it is
nanotubes by OCSiAl. This solution is widely to abrasion, alkali, hydrolysis, and microbial attack, dyeing have become a massive industry today. also trying to avoid pushing “sea-agricultural” practices
applicable in various electrostatic-sensitive as well as the soft-skin feeling effect. Synthetic dyes have provided a wide range of that could harm the environment in other ways.
sectors such as healthcare, mining, and oil and colorfast, bright hues. However, their toxic nature has
gas. One of the end market applications is The enhanced durability and reliability of the become a cause of grave concern to So instead, the seaweed they use for their 100%
electroconductive textile gloves with touch-screen coating provide the foundations for developing environmentalists. Thus, there has been a natural dyes is collected from food and cosmetic
functionality that the operators of machines can safe and functional personal protective clothing, tremendous surge in bringing nature back into the wastes, enabling a more circular economy that
use. Just 0.2% by weight of graphene nanotubes conveyor belts, and textile bags. The produced dyeing processes. reduces the risk of growing or harvesting seaweed
are enough to transfer unmatched electrical and flexible e-textiles can receive, store, and transmit too much. Zeefier intends to develop the secret
thermal conductivity to the yarns, providing them data and signals, which can be considered as The startup Zeefier is trying to fight two battles on sauce to make seaweed-based dyes and textiles
a volume resistivity of 104 Ohm per cm. sensors and used in health care to measure successful and commercially viable.
temperature, biopotentials, acoustic, ultrasound,
Graphene nanotubes, used in the pressure, and radiation.

Myoshirt: A soft Archroma introduces a

wearable exomuscle groundbreaking air

for people with purification textile

restricted mobility

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a supporting the desired movement. This assistance is technology
wearable textile exomuscle that serves as an extra always in tune with the user’s movements and can be
layer of muscles and will use it to increase the upper tailored to their individual preferences. Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals overall air quality.
body strength and endurance of people with towards sustainable solutions, launches Perapret®
restricted mobility. Myoshirt is a soft, wearable The researchers have recently tested this prototype AIR Liq., a new industry-leading, light-activated air The innovation has been developed in line with the
exomuscle for the upper body. It is a kind of vest with for the first time in a study featuring 12 participants. purification technology for all kinds of fabrics. principles of “The Archroma Way to a Sustainable
cuffs for the upper arms accompanied by a small box All participants could lift their arms and objects for Perapret® AIR liquid has been produced using a World: Safe, efficient, enhanced, it’s our nature.” The
containing all the technology that is not used directly much longer, thanks to the exomuscle. Endurance unique and patented Core-Shell technology that mineral-based Perapret® AIR Liq eliminates air
on the body. increased by about a third in the healthy subjects and partially surrounds the TiO2 molecules, solving the pollutants and airborne smells by imitating the natural
roughly 60% for Hagmann, while the participant with issue of fiber damage while still allowing the process of photocatalysis under normal day and
Working via sensors embedded in the fabric, a smart a spinal cord injury could perform the exercises for photocatalytic process to work efficiently. artificial light sources. The technology is at the core of
algorithm detects the wearer’s intentional movements three times as long as before. The exomuscle made it CLEAN AIR, a new system that combines Perapret®
and the amount of force required. A motor then less taxing on their muscles, with the overwhelming Perapret® AIR Liq is ideally suited for indoor AIR liq with other recent innovations such as
shortens a cable in the fabric running parallel to the majority of the participants finding the device intuitive applications, such as curtains, textile wall coverings, Smartrepel® Hydro TS Liq for PFC-free durable water
wearer’s muscles – a sort of artificial tendon – to use. cars, and other automotive interiors, reducing air repellence and Sanitized® T27-22 Liq
pollutants and airborne smells and thus improving antimicrobial agent.

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