Functional Textile Technologies Blog

 If a duvet feels too warm soon after someone gets into bed, where should you place phase-change material (PCM)? Start with the sleeper-facing shell. Compare a PCM-treated version with an untreated version made from […]

A winter midlayer does not create heat; it slows the heat leaving your body. For octagonal hollow polyester yarn, the design question is whether its hollow center and eight-lobed outside help a finished knit hold

Boron nitride cooling fabric can improve first-touch heat transfer, but it cannot answer every heat problem with one measurement. IcSnow® BNX™ brings hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) into yarn development; particular fabrics made through this route

Explore UHMWPE and easy-clean polyester yarns for humanoid robot textiles, with design ideas for heat paths, soft contact panels and removable covers.

When can hollow polyester yarn make a winter fabric lighter? Compare knit construction, solid polyester alternatives and finished-fabric warmth before choosing.

Aerogel can help you make a medical cooler bag thinner when the finished liner delivers more thermal resistance per millimeter than the foam it replaces. That makes it worth considering if insulation is taking up

Learn how to specify and test far-infrared fabric for performance apparel, compare construction routes, review FIR evidence and prepare a sample RFQ.

Water-repellent polyester yarn can reduce surface wetting, but it does not automatically make outdoor fabric waterproof. Learn what to specify, test and include in an RFQ.

Learn how one-way moisture transfer fabric moves sweat from the skin-facing side to the garment exterior, how it differs from conventional wicking, and how buyers should specify and test it.

Learn how to specify aerogel insulation for winter jackets by GSM, thickness, thermal testing, quilting, washability, samples and MOQ.