EUREKA DEVELOPS ANTIBACTERIAL FIBRE IMPLANTS FOR SPORTS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
November 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN research network Eureka has developed inorganic antibacterial chemical additives for incorporation into polypropylene fibres for sports and protective clothing, including mixes with natural fibres.
BASTEX project additives are artificial, bound to the fibres by a special carrier. A spokesman said "All additives previously used for this...had an organic chemical carrier...causing...an unpleasant smell...[and] environmental problems" regarding disposal." Not so with BASTEX: ...
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