Characteristics and application of nanomaterials on sportswear fabric

摘要

Nanotechnology is becoming an essential key for special functions of sportswear and it has begun to be applied to sportswear industry for innovating performance. Impact of nanotechnology on the sportswear industry is getting bigger. Ultimate purposes of highly functional sportswear based on nanotechnology are to increase safety against mechanical, chemical, physical, optical, and thermal destruction and to improve water repellency, oil recovery and anti-fouling functions. Moreover, nanotechnology can improve functions sportswear such as reflection and absorption of UV and IR, shielding of electromagnetic waves, and etc. In addition, appearance, touch, and durability of color can be improved as well. Mostly used nanomaterials for functional sportswear are ZnO, TiO_2, Ag, SiO_2, Carbon black, and carbon nanotubes. In this paper, characteristics and applications of the above nanomaterials on textiles are reviewed.