Synthetic types of tissues have appeared for a long time, and in our time they are widespread. Unlike natural fabrics, synthetics are more practical, which is successfully used by manufacturers of clothing and household goods. In this article, we'll look at this kind of synthetic materials, like microfiber, and find out what kind of fabric it is.
Microfiber cloth - description
Traditionally, it is made from polyester fibers. However, the fibers of other polymers may also be part of the microfiber fabric, for example polyamide. This thread is double: in the center the fiber, in the shape of an asterisk, and around it - the outer contour of polyester. Microfiber is also called microfiber. This name was given to this fabric for a reason: the thickness of its fiber is several micrometers, and it weighs at a length of 100,000 m, only 6 g.
Its special properties, or rather, a high absorbency, microfiber has a special production technology. The production of such fibers is a very high-precision process. It is called extrusion and, in fact, is the punching of softened materials through the thinnest holes of a certain shape. And since the double thread after cooling from the extruder is cooled with water, its constituents are separated, creating a high area of ​​microscopic gaps. With the naked eye, they can not be seen, but it is thanks to them that microfiber has its positive properties, which we will consider below.
Properties and use of microfiber
Despite the fact that microfiber refers to synthetic materials, it has several advantages over other, natural, tissues. Among them are the following:
- strength, which is achieved through a special kind of interlacing of fibers;
- fineness and lightness (this fabric is about 2 times lighter than cotton);
- ability to absorb moisture;
- microfiber is not blown and is capable of retaining heat;
- Also this fabric does not shed, does not roll down and does not let moisture into the fiber.
Microfiber is widely used in medicine, cleaning business and even in construction. But the broadest field of application of microfiber is, of course, light industry. This includes sewing clothes (women's, men's and children's), home textiles (bath towels, rugs in the hall and bathroom), etc. Often, for sewing everyday clothes, the microfibre is intertwined with nylon - so it becomes more toe, and due to the small diameter of the cross section and the small weight of the fiber, the fabric turns out to be "spongy" and very light.
Microfiber is also popular in everyday life. It makes sponges and napkins for the kitchen, rags and mops for cleaning. Soft microfiber cloth in combination with polishing paste is good for polishing furniture and other surfaces, for example, automotive. Microfiber excellently cleans all surfaces from dirt, sometimes even without the use of household chemicals. In addition, unlike natural textiles, it not only absorbs moisture, but also keeps it in itself. This means that squeezing a mop with a microfiber nozzle will need to be much rarer,
Consider the shortcomings of microfiber:
- polyester, which is part of the fabric, does not like heat treatment, so microfibre is not recommended to dry on batteries , iron and wash at high temperature;
- When the spongy fabric of the microfiber accumulates a certain amount of fat, the tissue completely stops absorbing moisture.