The new pillowcase will provide comfortable sleep and hygiene

For allergy sufferers, to protect the mattress Encasings, dust mite pillows and duvets are also an important hygiene precaution for any regular bed occupancy changes. According to the research team of the Hohenstein Institute, there are also shortcomings. The lids available on the market, considering their internal coating film, are said to fail to provide a satisfactory level of comfort and breathability. Scientists at the Institute have therefore developed a new special pillowcase design to suppress noise and absorb sleeper sweat more effectively as part of a research project. Comfort and hygiene' until now, despite the obvious advantages in hygiene, pillow encasings have not been widely used in such institutions. Weighing the costs often results in no benefits of using traditional pillow encasings,' said Dr. Bellin, who led the research team. 'This is not surprising, because there are a lot of complaints about the rustle, the delayed release of air caused by the'airbag effect', and general restless sleep because, for example, excessive sweating. 'Reducing noise In their research, scientists paid special attention to reducing the loud rustling noise, which is said to seriously affect sleeper rest or recovery. The considerable noise reduction is achieved by ensuring that the fabric used is very suitable for their purpose. The underlying design principle is that the fabric should be selected as thin as possible. In this project, warp knitted fabric is used. The hygienic safety provided by the application of the membrane and the fabric on the underside is also required by textile technology solutions. The optimized structure combined with the specially selected membrane as a protective barrier against bacteria ensures that there will be no more disturbing rustling sounds when people move on the bed. Improving sanitary conditions. In a further step, the researchers optimized the combination of warp knitted fabric and membrane system in terms of its thermophysiological comfort (heat preservation, water vapor permeability) and skin comfort (softness, flexibility) influences.