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* Trevira Bioactive and Trevira CS Bioactive fabrics are ideal for healthiest and more durable bedding. They are contemporary, trendy and elegant.
Trevira Bioactive is always at home where a healthy living climate is of importance. Due to the moistness and warmth bacteria often find ideal conditions for growth in bedding and household textiles. It is a fact that these textiles are used for long periods and without daily cleaning.
With its permanent antimicrobial effect in and on the fibre Trevira Bioactive offers an important additional function for home and contract textiles. It combats the spread of bacteria in and on the fibre, meaning that textiles stay fresh for longer.
Trevira is an important European manufacturer of polyester fibers and at the same time the only one that offers the complete range from polymer to fibers and textured filament yarns. The special expertise and competence of Trevira research, product development and services guarantee quality without compromise to our customers and success in the market.
Trevira CS Bioactive fabrics are used in all areas where there is a legal requirement for flame retardant materials or where there are special needs relating to safety and cleanliness. Basis for fabrics with permanent bioactive properties that prevent bacteria multiplying in or on the fiber and improve hygiene.
Textiles in Trevira CS Bioactive meet the requirements of preventative fire safety and enhanced cleanliness in equal measure. With Trevira CS Bioactive the flame retardant property is supplemented by the added antimicrobial property.
With Trevira CS Bioactive the antimicrobial agent based on silver is firmly anchored in the fibre polymer. This additive exercises a permanent antimicrobial effect and is not affected by either washing or usage. In the process it functions on the surface of the fibre and does not migrate into the surrounding atmosphere. It has been shown that Trevira Bioactive is compatible with the skin.
A further functional property joined those already familiar in Trevira fabrics – low-pill, elastic, hardwearing, breathable and heat regulating – this is the bioactive effect. It results from the use of antimicrobial Trevira fibers. Trevira Bioactive textiles, in which these fibers are processed, possess inherent protection against microorganisms.
Joining textiles for apparel, home textiles for use in public institutions and private residences can now add this bonus as well and the Trevira CS and Trevira Home brands are already gathering momentum from this. Just as apparel, it is now possible with home textiles to combine textile functions by employing different Trevira fibers, which give the fabrics specific additional benefits. Thus Trevira CS is throughout the world the premier brand now for textiles that permanently com- bine flame retardancy and the bioactive effect together.
Unlike products that are given supplementary treatments or finished with substances that migrate a great deal, a special agent is firmly incorporated into bioactive Trevira fibers and stays there unchanged. This additive exercises a permanent antimicrobial effect.
Comprehensive series of tests carried out by independent external institutes have shown the antimicrobial effect of bioactive Trevira fibers. They have demonstrated that the bioactive component prevents the exponential growth of bacteria populations on the fiber surface. In an extensive long-term study the Hohenstein Institute has shown that Trevira Bioactive textiles are kind to the skin. The antimicrobial effect is restricted to the fiber surface. This is substantiated by tests carried out for skin compatibility and cytotoxicity, where there was no evidence of cell damage to the skin. The skin flora and other physiological skin parameters revealed no significant changes when in contact with Trevira Bioactive. In its textile properties Trevira Bioactive naturally enjoys all the benefits of tried and tested Trevira fibers.
It is possible to produce all Trevira types in an antimicrobial version. Due to the fields of application, the low-pill, cotton and fill fiber types in particular have established themselves in the market, along with various filament yarns (flat, textured, spun or yarn-dyed). In the home textiles sector it is mainly the flame retardant Trevira products that cover a large range of applications.
Along with antimicrobial properties, it is above all security against fire that constitutes an essential function of Trevira fibers. Trevira has a material that combines solutions for both of these requirements: Trevira CS Bioactive. The property of permanent flame retardancy is – just like the bioactive effect – firmly embedded in the fiber. For this reason the flame retardant and bioactive functions cannot be affected significantly either by rubbing or ageing.
Product advantages:
- * contains an active substance with permanently antimicrobial effect
- * Inhibits the growth of bacteria on or in textiles
- * Proven to have no effect on the skin flora
- * Tested for compatibility with the body
- * Increases and improves cleanliness
- * Lends a feeling of freshness House textiles sector:
- Trevira Bioactive fabrics are used in a variety of applications and sectors:
- * Inhibits the microbial development of odour in textiles
- * Bed linen
- * Towels
- * Mattress covers
- * Fill material for pillows and duvets
- Other applications:
- * Incontinence underlays and underwear
- * Bandages
- * Support corsets and hosiery
- * Cleaning textiles
- * Slipcovers
- Apparel:
- * Inner linings and insoles for shoes
- * Work and protective wear
- * Uniforms
- * Sport and fitness wear
- * Functional underwear
- * Outdoor wear
- * Socks, hosiery
- Home and contract textiles sector:
- * Decorative textiles
- * Upholstery fabrics
- * Bedding textiles
Trevira maintains a management system for pro- tecting quality and the environment to DIN EN ISO 9001 and DIN EN ISO 14001, as well as an energy manage- ment system to DIN EN ISO 50001.
