We Specialise in making and weaving Polyester and Polyamide composite micro-fibres.
TECHNOLOGY
What is microfibre?
Microfibre by definition is a polyester and nylon (polyamide) blend fibre that is 1.0 denier or smaller.
This fibre is many times thinner than a strand of human hair. Being so fine microfibre towels can cleanse out the nit and grit hiding in your tiny cracks and crevasses, which your cotton or paper towels will awkwardly miss.
Look under our microscope.
Doesn't the fibre cross-section look like an eight-peddled daisy? This daisy shape, which has a high surface area to volume ratio, allows microfibre to absorb about 7 to 8 times its weight. Generating a static electric charge when moved across a surface, microfibre effectively vacuums, captures and stores dust. This is highly opposed to using cotton cloths or dry dusting, which either releases the dust into the air or spreads it around the surface.
Why microfibre?
Effectively Captures Microbes:
Numerous studies have shown that microfibre towels are more effective at trapping microbes such as bacteria as opposed to cotton. The Davis Medical Centre of The University of California found that when mopping the same surface, microfibre reduced bacteria by 99%, whilst cotton only by 30%. (Environmental Best Practices for Health Care Facilities,2002, p.3).
Very water absorbent:
This daisy shape of the microfibre (cross-section) has a high surface area to volume ratio. This high surface area to volume ratio allows microfibre to absorb about 7 to 8 times its weight, aiding your day to day cleaning, bathing and sporting activities.
Prevents cross contamination:
Our microfibre cloths are available in any colour our customers desire. With more colours than the rainbow, you can easily implement a colour coding system which effectively prevents bacterial cross-contamination.
Environmental Protection Agency, Using Microfiber Mops in Hospitals. (2002). Environmental Best Practices for Health Care Facilities. https://archive.epa.gov/region9/waste/archive/web/pdf/mops.pdf
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