Technical Textiles

• textiles that are manufactured for their technical and performance properties rather than their aesthetic characteristics.
• Conductive textiles: conductive fibres woven in or conductive powders impregnated into them
• Conductive textiles = etextiles
• Nomex fabric: fire resistant fabrics & thickens when heated
• Kevlar light polymer high tensile strength & doesnt melt
• Kevlar is used for bulletproof vests, bulletproof glass, and bulletproof cars
• Gore-tex and Sympatex

  • Waterproof or breathable fabrics
  • contains porous membranes, laminated
  • This membrane contains billions of microscopic pores which allow water vapour to escape, but which water droplets cannot penetrate.
  • Laminated to produce a versatile fabric
• Micro-fibres & Micro-encapsulation

  • very thin synthetic fibres

  used for sportswear, lingerie, tencel

  • microencapsulated microfibres hold chemicals in tiny capsules which gradually break, releasing chemicals like perfumes, insecticides or antiseptics.