Patent Alert 2024-06
03 / 06 / 2024
Patent alert
Technical textiles play a crucial role in solving various challenges across different industries. These textiles are specifically designed to address societal and industrial issues by incorporating advanced features through functionalization and surface modification. For instance, technical textiles can offer flame retardancy for firefighter suits, waterproofness for mattress protectors, and antimicrobial effects for face masks. One of the current challenges in the technical textile industry is achieving oil-repellency without the use of fluorine-based compounds.
Patent Alert
Patent alert 2024-06
This month's patent alert looks at recent innovations in fluorine-free alternatives that provide oleophobic properties, with many of these alternatives being silicone-based.
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