Today, the global market for absorbent hygiene products is over US$ 50 bn (includŽing wipes). The evolution of hygiene products in Europe and the North America has taken 4 to 5 generations. Feminine care was introduced over 100 years ago. Baby diapers were invented 60 years ago. Adult incontinence products appeared 30 years ago...
Conductive fibres and yarns have drawn considerable attention during the last decade. Generally speaking, textile materials made of organic polymers are perfect insulators. Due to weak electrical conductivity electrical load is accumulated on the surface of organic polymers...
This paper highlights and demonstrates the technical and economical impact of technical textiles in the industrially developed countries and their future contribution to the development of economics of newly developing countries, such as China, South East Asia, and North Africa etc...
It is billed as the next biggest opportunity emerging in India. Estimates range from Rs. 6000 crores to Rs.80000 Crores by year 2015. Without getting into a debate of how accurate these estimates are, it is fair to say that India has the potential to feed this number on its own. The government believes so...
The significance of home textiles can be better understood by knowing the concept of Technical Textiles. Textiles manufactured with functional purpose and not for aesthetic reasons can be termed as technical textiles. Home textiles are an integral part of technical textiles that enable an individual to add...
The use of nonwovens in medical arena goes back to the time of Second World War when need for new and large volumes of medical product had arisen. In several reports published, nonwovens were regarded as the most effective materials for bacterial barriers. They were also found superior to linens in the reduction of air-borne contamination...