Introduction Milk Fiber was firstly introduced in 1930 in Italy & America to compete with wool. It is also known as Casein Fiber or milk wool. In this blog post, we will try to cover...
Introduction Synthetic fiber or synthetic fibre are fibers made by humans through chemical synthesis. These fibers are opposite to natural fibers that are directly derived from living organisms. In this blog post, we will describe the...
Conductive fibers are a mix of electric wires and the textiles world, with attributes of each. A conductive fiber is a fiber that can conduct electricity. Conductive fibers consist of a non-conductive or...
Corn fiber is a comparatively new innovation in the textile industry. Corn Fibre is also called Ingeo fiber. Is Corn Fiber a Natural Fiber? Corn fiber is a manmade...
Photonic Crystal Fiber (PCF) is a class of optical fiber-based on the properties of photonic crystals. It was first explored in 1996 at the University of Bath, UK. Because of its ability to...
Spandex Fiber, Lycra, or elastane is a synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity. It is made up of a long chain polymer called polyurethane; which is produced by reacting a polyester with a diisocyanate. Chemist...
Polyester is a category of polymers that contain the ester functional group in their main chain. The first manmade polyester fiber was developed by DuPont in 1946 and was sold under the tradename Terylene....
Nylon Fiber was the first man-made organic textile fiber made from the raw materials from the mineral kingdom. Nylon is the name of a family of synthetic polymers that are...