Hyper-Viscoelastic Fibre Extrusion for Textile Manufacture

想象一下，新一代的弹性纺织品不仅可以像弹簧一样工作，还可以主动抑制和/或控制能量。想象一下这可能对市场产生的巨大影响。这可能会像莱卡（Lycra）首次推出拉伸纤维一样，在市场上产生根本性的变化。Rheon实验室是一家快速发展的材料技术公司，总部位于伦敦巴特西，最近被评为2021年英国顶级科技创业公司之一。欲了解更多信息，请参阅www.rheonlabs.com.Rheon实验室开发了RHEON（tm）技术，这是一种反应性聚合物，当受到力时会动态变硬。该技术可以控制任何振幅或频率的能量，从微小的振动到弹道速度的力，因此具有广泛的应用范围。Innovate UK Smart Grant支持的项目旨在开发一种来自RHEON（tm）的超粘弹性纤维，该纤维具有高应变率敏感性。创造一种具有独特应变率敏感特性的纤维将是世界首例。它将创造“突破性一代”的弹性纺织品，可以在运动过程中主动吸收能量。对于贴身运动服和运动胸罩来说，在运动过程中主动控制肌肉质量或软组织运动的能力将是一个改变游戏规则的进步。这将使品牌设计的服装在日常使用中放松，但在运动时主动硬化，以提高支撑力和性能。创造一种具有独特应变率敏感特性的纤维，可能会像莱卡（Lycra）首次推出拉伸纤维一样，给市场带来根本性的变化。这种纺织品将具有许多有益的特性，并且比传统材料在服装中提供更少的压缩，大大提高了用户的舒适度。我们相信，如果能更有效地控制能量，所有服装的舒适度、支撑力和性能都能得到改善。RHEON纤维为活跃的运动服装行业提供了革命性的机会，并为近年来缺乏纤维技术创新的行业提供了下一代弹性纺织品。

Imagine a new generation of stretch textile that didn't just behave like a spring but could also actively dampen and/or control energy. Imagine the radical impact that this could have on the market. This could be as radical a change in the market as the initial introduction of stretch fibre with the launch of Lycra(tm).Rheon Labs is a fast-growing materials technology company based in Battersea, London, and was recently named as one of the top UK tech startups of 2021\. For more information see www.rheonlabs.com.Rheon Labs has developed RHEON(tm) technology, a reactive polymer that dynamically stiffens when subjected to force. The technology can control energy of any amplitude or frequency -- from small vibrations to forces at ballistic-speeds -- and therefore has a wide range of applications.The Innovate UK Smart Grant backed project aims to develop a hyper viscoelastic fibre from RHEON(tm) which displays high strain-rate sensitive properties. Creating a fibre with unique strain-rate sensitive properties will be a world first. It will enable the creation of a 'breakthrough-generation' of stretch textiles that can actively absorb energy during movement.For close-fitting activewear and sports bras, the ability to actively control muscle mass or soft tissue movement during exercise will be a game-changing advancement. It will allow brands to engineer garments that relax during everyday use but actively stiffens during exercise for improved support and performance.Creating a fibre with unique strain-rate sensitive characteristics could be as radical a change in the market as the initial introduction of stretch fibre with the launch of Lycra(tm).The textiles would have a multitude of beneficial properties and would provide significantly less compression in the garment than conventional materials, substantially improving user comfort.We believe comfort, support and performance in all garments could be improved if energy were being controlled more effectively.RHEON(tm) fibre provides the opportunity to revolutionise the active sportswear garment industry and deliver the next generation of stretch textiles to an industry where innovation in fibre technology has been lacking in recent years.