Hyper-Viscoelastic Fibre Extrusion for Textile Manufacture

想象一下，新一代弹力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，这可能对市场产生多大的影响。这可能会像推出Lycra(Tm)弹力纤维一样给市场带来根本性的变化。Rheon Labs是一家总部位于伦敦巴特西的快速增长的材料技术公司，最近被评为2021年英国顶级科技初创公司之一。欲了解更多信息，请访问www.RhonLabs.com。Rheon Labs开发了Rheon(Tm)技术，这是一种反应性聚合物，受力时会动态变硬。这项技术可以控制任何幅度或频率的能量--从微小的振动到弹道速度下的力--因此得到了广泛的应用。Innovate UK Smart Grant支持的项目旨在从Rheon(Tm)开发一种具有高应变率敏感特性的超粘弹性纤维。创造一种具有独特应变率敏感特性的纤维将是世界上第一次。它将创造出能够在运动中主动吸收能量的弹力纺织品的“突破性一代”。对于紧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项改变游戏规则的进步。它将允许品牌设计在日常使用中放松但在运动中积极僵硬的服装，以改善支撑性和性能。创造一种具有独特应变率敏感特性的纤维可能会像最初推出Lycra(Tm)弹力纤维一样对市场产生根本性的变化。纺织品将具有多种有益的特性，并将显著减少对服装的压缩，从而显著改善用户舒适性。我们相信，如果更有效地控制能源，所有服装的支撑性和性能都会得到改善。RHEON(Tm)纤维为活跃的运动服装行业提供了革命性的机会，并为这个近年来缺乏纤维技术创新的行业提供了下一代弹力纺织品。

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.