Promotion of global availability of self-cleaning NanoSphere technology
19 Sep '07
3 min read
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals and Schoeller Technologies AG, a globally active licensing company for innovative textile technologies announced a strategic partnership for the nanotechnology-based NanoSphere textile finish. Schoeller Technologies AG owns the patents and is responsible for NanoSphere marketing and branding activities.
Clariant's textile business is taking over production, sales and distribution worldwide, transfer of know-how and quality assurance towards new and existing customers, predominantly textile mills. NanoSphere is based on nanotechnology and provides textiles with an outstanding naturally self-cleaning effect.
Nanotechnology has long been seen as the potential key to revolutionary effects in the textile industry and, in this instance, nature has served as its role model.
The leaves of certain plants and the wings of insects always stay clean because dirt and water cannot adhere to their structured surface.
These self-cleaning properties are not a result of the surface's smoothness, but of the nano-scaled structured surface. Textiles to which nano particles are applied are given a fine structure that easily repels water as well as other liquids and dirt.
NanoSphere is based on nanotechnology. Exhaustively and more broadly tested than competitive products, textiles with a NanoSphere finish present a naturally self-cleaning effect that repels liquids and dirt.
Splashes and stainsdo not stand a chance: ketchup, honey, coffee, red wine or oil, as well as water, of course, simply run off the nano-surface – even after frequent washing.
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