What is functional fabric?

‌Functional fabric‌ refers to the fabric itself having special functions and super performance that general clothing fabrics do not have by changing the properties of the fabric, adding functional materials, and adding various additives during the production process or finishing. These functions include comfort function, health function and safety function, etc.

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Classification and characteristics of functional fabrics

Application scenarios of functional fabrics

Development trend of functional fabrics

Classification and characteristics of functional fabrics

‌Comfort function‌: including high elasticity, memory, heat preservation, windproof, waterproof, wrinkle-free and iron-free, moisture absorption and perspiration, etc.

‌Health function‌: such as mildew and antibacterial, anti-mite, anti-virus, anti-mosquito, negative ion health care, etc.

‌Safety function‌: including wear resistance, low temperature resistance, UV resistance, flame retardant, antistatic, etc.

Application scenarios of functional fabrics

‌Sportswear‌: such as mountaineering clothes, ski clothes, assault clothes, etc., suitable for exploration and harsh environments.

‌Outdoor leisure clothing‌: suitable for tourism, outdoor activities, etc., with fine workmanship, soft touch and comfortable wearing.

‌Home textiles‌: such as antibacterial bedding, antibacterial underwear, etc., are widely used in home and health care clothing‌.

‌Health care‌: such as far-infrared health care fabrics, which have the effects of keeping warm, antibacterial, and enhancing human immunity‌.

Development trend of functional fabrics

With people's pursuit of quality of life and attention to health and safety, the development trend of functional fabrics includes:

‌Comfort‌: high elasticity, memory, moisture absorption and perspiration are more popular‌.

‌Regeneration and environmental protection‌: antibacterial fibers and eco-friendly fibers are favored by the market because of their renewable raw materials and pollution-free production process.

Functional fabrics not only increase the added value of clothing, but also meet people's pursuit of a comfortable and convenient lifestyle and the protection of their own health and safety.