Categories: Materials

In the textile, industry polyurethane is mainly represented in the form as elastane fibres but is mostly used in the clothing industry as a coating (for example to water-proof jackets), faux leather, non-woven fabric or soft foam (for example in sneakers).

Modern techniques made it possible ...

Polyacrylic belongs to the group of chemical fibres of synthetic origin (more information in the article about chemical fibres). They were produced in 1930 for the very first time.
These synthetic fibres are ...

Almost simultaneously in the 30s, polyamide was developed in the USA and Germany. In the USA it was marketed under the name nylon and in Germany under the name perlon ...

Polyester belongs to the group of chemical fibres of synthetic origin (more information in the article about chemical fibres) and is the most used chemical fibre worldwide (60%). The first heat-resistant polyester fibre came onto the market in the 1940s ...

To the contrary of viscose / modal / lyocell and cupro, this chemical production on the basis of cellulose has an end product which doesn’t consist of pure cellulose anymore, but ...

Lyocell belongs to the group of chemical fibres of cellulosic origin (more information in the article about chemical fibres). It is a fairly new and natural fibre which is only available since the 1990s ...

Modal belongs to the group of chemical fibres of cellulosic origin (more information in the article about chemical fibres). The production of Modal is very similar to the one of viscose. Modal fibres are structurally modified viscose fibres. The cellulose for these fibres is mainly obtained from beech wood ...

Viscose belongs to the group of chemical fibres of cellulosic origin (more information in the article about chemical fibres). This fibre is a pure cellulose fibre which is obtained from beech wood, pine wood, spruce wood, eucalyptus wood and bamboo. The production process ...

Let’s continue our little round of material science :)
Before I tell you about single chemical fibres, I would like to give you some information about chemical fibres in general. They can be divided into two groups ...

Today the Mohair- or Angora goat is mainly bred in South Africa (60%) and the USA. These animals get shorn twice per year and produce 3-5KG yearly. Mohair goats have...