While the proprietary process developed at TAL for the production of this new fibre and resulting fabrics was prompted by the specific requirements of wound pad dressings, TAL sees opportunities for its application in other areas as well.
“Obviously superabsorbents and moisture generally aren’t a good combination at this stage in processing and can cause problems. Other methods can be used, but when silicone materials are included, which is more frequently becoming the case, EtO is the preferred treatment method. Regular SAF grades tend to shrink a little and can become hard, which is often not desirable. This innovative SAF grade significantly reduces such potential problems. It’s an extremely flexible fibre that can be easily switched with existing SAF grades when manufacturing fabrics and we have a number of current projects in which we’re exploring other end-uses. We believe this new range could also open up entirely new application areas on the market,” TAL product development director Mark Paterson said.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (GK)