Nanofiber provides excellent slip-resistance and comfort in bicycle and motorcycle gloves
Teijin Fibers Limited, the core company of the Teijin Group’spolyester fibers business, announced that it is supplying Nanofront high-strength polyester nanofiber for use in the palms of bicycle and motorcycle gloves made by Goldwin Inc., a major sport apparel maker in Japan. This is the first time for Nanofront to be used in bicycle and motorcycle gloves.
The gloves will be marketed by Goldwin. The bicycle gloves, available in both full-finger and half-finger versions, and the motorcycle gloves will be on the market the first quarter of 2012.
The gloves offer excellent frictional properties and soft texture. Nanofront also boasts high moisture absorbency and diffusion for added comfort.
Nanofront is a high-strength polyester fiber with a thickness of just 700 nanometers—7,500 times smaller than the cross section of a human hair. Nano-sized bumps on the surface of Nanofront raise frictional force and produce a surface area dozens of times greater than that of regular fiber, resulting in greater slip resistance.
Nanofront has a wide variety of clothing and industrial applications, ranging from innerwear, sportswear, golf gloves and skin care products to abrasive cloths and filters. Teijin recently announced a finer version of Nanofront with a fiber diameter of 400 nanometers that is expected to be used for applications including high-performance air filters.
Teijin is a global technology-driven group operating in eight main fields: aramid fibers, carbon fibers and composites, polyester fibers, plastics, films, medical and pharmaceuticals, fiber products marketing and IT businesses.
