Iranian Nanotechnology Firm Produces Antibacterial Yarn with Constant Color Spectrum
“The knowledge-based product of our company is fancy yarn which is often used in the fashion and clothes industry,” Haman Shahbakhti, the managing director of the knowledge-based company, told ANA.
“We managed to produce four different types of fibers with nanotechnology that are antibacterial,” he added.
“We were able to equip various fibers, including cellulose and viscose yarns, with permanent color stability by using nanotechnology after obtaining the necessary licenses,” Shahbakhti said.
Noting that antibacterial fibers enjoy self-cleaning properties, he said, “When these fibers are exposed to sunlight, they are disinfected and self-cleaned.”
Iranian technologists in textile industry had also earlier succeeded in production of antibacterial nano polyester yarn.
Polyester fibers enjoy high strength, low water absorption and minimal water loss compared to other industrial fibers and are widely used in the clothing industry.
Polymeric materials can easily be contaminated by bacteria or fungi which leads to the transmission of diseases and severe infections. Preventing the contamination of the surface of these materials by microbes can be done by using an active antibacterial agent like nanoparticles in their structure.
According to the researchers of the company that has produced the antibacterial yarns, using silver nanoparticles in the yarn production process causes them to be trapped in the body of the yarn and creates antibacterial properties with good durability.
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