With the improvement of the quality of life, people gradually shift from material and cultural needs to needs for a better life. From clothing to daily necessities, people not only pursue beauty, but health has become an important life indicator. “Fabric” is closely related to our lives. The various fibers it contains are in direct contact with human skin. Different chemical fibers will stimulate the skin to varying degrees. The most direct feeling is that the human body will produce varying degrees of itching, and even Allergies.
The Fiber Supervision Center of Linyi Inspection and Testing Center takes “protecting people’s livelihood” as the basic starting point and implements the theme of the laboratory open day activity of “advocating science and accurate testing”, and cooperates with Students, parents and teachers who visited the laboratory had a face-to-face communication and answered the questions that people are eager to know. Among them, several types of fibers are the topics that people are most concerned about.
1. Cotton (natural fiber)
Pure cotton is a natural ingredient. It has always been regarded as a healthy material that people pursue. They are soft, skin-friendly, breathable, and It has good moisture wicking performance. Most children’s clothing will choose pure cotton fabric, and it has strong alkali resistance and can be washed with ordinary laundry detergent. Although it has many advantages, it has poor elasticity and is easy to wrinkle. If you pinch the fabric tightly with your hands and loosen it, you can see obvious wrinkles.
2. Spandex (chemical fiber)
Spandex is a kind of chemical fiber. Unlike cotton, it has good elasticity, light resistance, acid resistance, alkali resistance, and wear resistance. . This fiber is often used in people’s underwear, usually 95% cotton + 5% spandex. The clothing formed in this way is not easy to deform, has no obvious creases, and does not lose the feel of cotton, but its strength is poor and it absorbs moisture. Poor sex.
3. Polyester (polyester fiber)
If you observe carefully, you will find that many clothing fabrics on the market contain polyester fiber, which is a chemical synthetic fiber, referred to as PET fiber. Since its development, it has become the first variety of synthetic fiber. Its advantages are good wrinkle resistance and shape retention, high strength, anti-wrinkle and ironing resistance, and non-sticky. Therefore, in the current big-name women’s clothing fabrics, the content is as high as 80% %. In addition, if you love sports, clothes made of polyester fabrics have low moisture content and do not absorb sweat. They can dissipate moisture and retain heat very well, making them the best choice for sports experts. As many advantages as it has disadvantages, it has low moisture content, poor air permeability, and is prone to pilling and staining.
4. Acrylic fiber (chemical fiber)
Acrylic fiber looks white, curly, fluffy, soft, and resembles wool. It is mostly used to blend with wool or as a substitute for wool, so it is also called Called “synthetic wool”. Acrylic fiber is often used in winter clothing, which has better warmth retention, but acrylic fiber has poor hygroscopicity and breathability.
5. Nylon (chemical fiber)
The biggest feature of nylon is that it is strong and wear-resistant, which is what people often call “nylon”. Therefore, it is also a commonly used fabric component for outdoor clothing. , this type of fabric, if exposed to the hot sun for a long time, the fiber strength will quickly decrease. The hygroscopicity and breathability of nylon is between that of pure cotton and polyester fiber. It is stronger than polyester fiber, but it is not suitable for close-fitting use.
The above are the components and characteristics of common clothing fabrics. Most of our clothes are made of mixed textiles. These mixed textile fabrics combine the advantages and characteristics of various fibers to meet people’s needs.
