Functional fibers refer to fibers that have some special properties different from those inherent in general fibers and can meet special needs, such as electrical conductivity, antibacterial, flame retardant, discoloration, optical properties, biodegradability, etc. As fiber solutions, Alfa Chemistry offers a wide range of functional fiber products to support your specific application needs.
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Nanofibers refer to thread-like materials with a certain aspect ratio, and their cross-sectional diameters are tens to hundreds of nanometers. Benefiting from the unique surface effect, small size effect, etc., nanofibers show great potential in the fields of energy and storage, environment, and biomedicine.
Conductive fibers usually have excellent electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, shielding and absorption of electromagnetic waves and other functions, especially in the fields with antistatic requirements. Alfa Chemistry's conductive fiber solutions include, but are not limited to, metal fibers, carbon fibers, composite conductive fibers, and organic conductive fibers.
Polymer optical fiber (POF) is a kind of optical fiber with high transparent polymer as the core and low refractive index polymer as the cladding. The main POF fibers include polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) type and fluorinated polymer (PF) type. If you are looking for fiber solutions for data networks and sensors, POF fibers are worth your attention.
To meet the challenges in fire safety, flame retardant fibers have been researched and developed. Compared with ordinary fibers, the flammability of flame-retardant fibers is significantly reduced, the combustion speed is significantly slowed down during the combustion process, and they can quickly self-extinguish after leaving the fire source. We believe that you can find satisfactory flame-retardant functional fibers here.
Antibacterial fiber is a functional fiber that can inhibit or kill bacteria. Some fibers are inherently antibacterial, such as chitin fibers and metal fibers. Other fibers can be obtained by introducing antibacterial agents into fibers by means of chelation, nano, powder addition and other technologies.
Biodegradable fibers are made from a class of environmentally friendly polymer raw materials that can be degraded by microorganisms. At present, the most popular chemically synthesized biodegradable polymer fibers mainly include biodegradable polyester fibers and water-soluble polymer fibers, such as polylactic acid (PLA) fibers, polyglycolic acid ester (PGA) fibers, etc.
Color changing fibers is a kind of fibers with a special composition or structure that can automatically change color after being stimulated by external conditions such as light, heat, moisture or radiation. Among them, photochromic fibers and thermochromic fibers are the two most concerned categories.
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