Copper ion fiber is a kind of synthetic fiber containing copper element, which has good antibacterial effect. It belongs to artificial antibacterial fiber.
Definition
Copper ion fiber is antibacterial fiber. It is a kind of functional fiber, which can interrupt the spread of disease. There is natural antibacterial fiber and artificial antibacterial fiber. Among, the artificial antibacterial fiber that is added metal ionic antibacterial agent has developed rapidly in recent years. It is highly safe and has no drug resistance. Especially, it has excellent heat resistance and chemical stability. It is widely used in the field of fiber. The most commonly used metal ions of inorganic antibacterial agents are mainly silver, copper and zinc.
Application
In the past decade, silver ion antibacterial fibers have been widely used. However, on the one hand, silver is expensive, which makes the proportion of silver ions added to the fiber by the manufacturer not satisfactory. On the other hand, long-term using of silver ion textile will make silver ions get into the human body by the skin and cause accumulation, which will harm human health. It has been found that most copper compounds are soluble. So the copper ions that get into human body are in dissolved state, which can be easily metabolized out of the body, but silver ions cannot. Therefore, to replace the silver ion by copper ion in antibacterial textiles has become a common understanding and popular trend in the industry. At the very beginning, copper ion fibers were widely applied in anti-allergy makeup brushes, towels and mattresses. It is the sprout of antibacterial functional textiles market.
Post time: Feb-03-2023