UltraTech開發新型防護布料符合軍服自動清潔需求 | New fabric protection with battlefield beginnings

UltraTech開發新型防護布料符合軍服自動清潔需求

一種可符合美軍制服自動清潔(self-cleaning)需求的防護加工布料已經開發完成，且現已進入投產階段。

據開發此布料的UltraTech international公司表示，這種新的EverShield織物能夠免於水、食物、油、酸和鹼、泥漿的污染，並防止冰雹等污物結聚在布面上，且應用容易、易於脫色，並不影響透氣性。

行銷經理Mario Cruz said稱，運用小型企業創新研發計畫(SBIR)的團隊花費6年時間所開發的該款布料，能符合軍隊的需求。

當SBIR 計畫完成，UltraTech取得該項產品的全球專利權。渠表示，「UltraTech將持續開發這項技術並準備商品化生產，2015年3月我們進行EverShield 織物的首次生產」。

該項技術係在布料表面加上Durable Omni Repellent (DOR)塗層，該聚合物塗層包住材料的每個纖維，使織物產生防護效果，並顯著提升織物的耐久性。該塗層具有長鏈氟碳化合物，並使用更多可接受的C6氟聚合物，且因其不含揮發性有機化合物，對環境造成的影響較小。

不像有些持久防水層(Durable Water Repellent, DWR)，EverShield織物可在標準工作溫度下洗滌。

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New fabric protection with battlefield beginnings

A fabric protection treatment developed to meet a challenge set by the US Army for a “self-cleaning” uniform” has now gone into production.

The new EverShield fabric protection is said to deflect water, food, oil, acids and alkalines, mud, concrete and the formation of ice, is easy to apply, colourfast, and does not affect breathability, according to developer UltraTech International.

Marketing manager Mario Cruz said a team spent over six years developing the fabric treatment product that would meet the demands of the Army, using the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme.

When the SBIR was complete UltraTech obtained the worldwide licensing rights to the product. "UltraTech continued developing the technology and preparing it for commercialisation, and in March 2015 we had our first production run of EverShield," he told just-style.

A Durable Omni Repellent (DOR), the fabric protection establishes a polymer coating that encases each fibre of the material, significantly increasing durability through a complex, protective matrix. The coating maintains performance levels of long chain fluorocarbons while utilising more acceptable C6 fluoropolymers, and because it is created with no volatile organic compounds (VOCs), it has a smaller environmental impact over time.

Unlike some Durable Water Repellents (DWR), EverShield treated fabrics can be washed at standard temperatures.

Original Article: Just-Style