Past and present of cotton spunlace non-woven fabric

Non-woven fabrics, also called non-woven fabrics, non-woven fabrics, non-woven fabrics, etc., are simply fabrics made without weaving. It does not have to go through the traditional weaving method, but uses the adhesive force of the fiber itself or the friction between the fibers, or a cloth-like fiber product made of an external adhesive. Non-woven fabrics have some characteristics of textile fabrics, but also have special properties different from textile fabrics. They are widely used in architectural decoration industry, automobile industry, daily necessities, medical and health industry, military defense and other aspects. They are irreplaceable with textile fabrics. advantage.


A brief history of the development of non-woven fabrics


The origin of non-woven materials


The origin of non-woven materials can be traced back to ancient China thousands of years ago.


Felt Products——Needle Felt, Needle Mat


The silkworm spins into a brocade --- the method of spinning into a net


Hemp papermaking-wet-laid nonwovens


Development of modern non-woven fabric technology


Non-woven fabric is an emerging non-woven technology in the textile industry. It has the advantages of simple industrial process, high production efficiency, superior product performance, wide raw material sources and diverse product uses. It has become a worldwide new industry with unlimited potential and rapid development, and is hailed as the 'sunrise industry' in the textile industry. The international non-woven fabric industry started in 1960, with an average annual growth rate of 6%-8%. my country's non-woven fabric industry started in 1978, and for 40 years so far, the average annual growth rate is as high as 28%. After years of development, my country has become the fastest-growing and largest-scale country in the world's non-woven fabric industry.


According to different manufacturing processes, non-woven fabrics are divided into spunbonded non-woven fabrics, melt-blown non-woven fabrics, hot-rolled non-woven fabrics, knitted non-woven fabrics, spunlace non-woven fabrics, etc. What we are going to talk about today is spunlace non-woven fabrics.


The advantages of cotton spunlace non-woven fabrics


Cotton fiber is most natural fiber used in spunlace non-woven fabric, this is because:


1) Cotton fiber is a fiber widely accepted by consumers. This is not only because people have been producing and using cotton products for a long time, but also because cotton fiber is the purest form of cellulose found in nature. Any other plant fiber has better physical and chemical uniformity.


2) Cotton fiber is a highly hygroscopic fiber. Therefore, it is particularly suitable for the absorption of body fluids, such as urine, blood and other liquids. It can be used for bandages, wound dressings, absorbent pads (make-up removers), hemostatic plugs, and surgery. Gauze, cotton swabs, etc.


3) Cotton fiber is a kind of fiber that can breathe naturally. It can effectively prevent liquid from passing through, but allows gas and water vapor to pass through. This performance makes cotton fiber more suitable for manufacturing products that are in close contact with the human body.


4) In the wet state, cotton fiber has higher strength (as opposed to viscose), and does not have the typical slippery feel of synthetic fibers. This performance is especially suitable for health care products that require skin contact.


5) In the production process of cotton spunlace non-woven fabrics, clean water is used to entangle the fibers without adding any chemical substances, and it will not cause pollution after degradation.


Use of cotton spunlace non-woven fabric


①Medical and sanitary supplies: disposable surgical dressings, sterile wipes, wound dressings, soluble hemostatic gauze, medicinal plasters, hemostatic wound healing dressings, bandages, gauze balls, absorbent pads, gauze sheets, surgical hole towels, surgery Clothing, surgical caps, surgical curtains, isolation gowns, bed supplies, masks, face masks, nasal masks, trauma care, etc., as well as new polymer medical hygiene materials such as super filtration, nano filtration, reverse osmosis filtration, artificial human organs, surgical sutures, etc. ；


②Dry and wet wipes, including disposable wet products, catering wipes, wet cosmetics products, disinfection medical wipes, screen wipes, household wipes, baby wipes, car wipes, suitable for house cleaning Various wipes for industrial, printing, paint and other industries;


③Household hygiene products, including cotton pads, facial masks, sanitary napkins, pads, baby and adult diapers, health underwear, deodorant socks, environmental protection bags, tablecloths, disposable toiletries, travel hygiene products, etc.;


④ Spunlace cloth with flame-retardant, antibacterial, water-repellent, anti-static, water-soluble functional spunlace cloth, which can penetrate into medical protective clothing, military chemical protective clothing, electronics, filtration, packaging and more fields, and play a waterproof and moisture-permeable function , Bacterial isolation, biochemical filtration, etc.;


⑤ Synthetic leather base cloth, coated base cloth, household decoration, clothing accessories, etc.


⑥Personal care products such as cotton face towels, napkins, soft towel rolls, pure cotton soft towels, etc.