| Amicor Fibre Properties
Amicor is a major advancement in new fibre technology that has been developed to specifically deliver technically advanced benefits inside a broad variety of textile materials.
This page provides an overview to Amicor's general properties. For help with new product development please contact Amicor Marketing directly and we will work with you to develop products, test and certify each product and help you to promote.
For information on product testing and certification please go to the Marketing section.
Advanced fibre technology
Amicor has a unique structure inside the fibre that allows us to incorporate and diffuse additives in a controlled manner. Amicor contains tiny reservoirs that store the additives, releasing them slowly to the surface of the fibre. This way, the fibre surface is being replenished with just enough anti-microbial action, and the effect cannot be washed or worn away!
Click on 'fibre diagram' on the right hand pop-up.
Outstanding durability
Amicor has been wash tested to 200 washes at 40, 50, 60, 76 and 90 degrees. At all temperatures, the efficacy of Amicor stays the same so products can be washes at any temperature and they will last just as long. Amicor’s effect will last for at least 200 washes.
Easy care
Amicor products are designed for consumer, hospital or contract laundering. They can be washed as normal in each case. Easy.
Safe, soft and gentle next to the skin
Amicor is a safe fibre that has been certified by the German ecological agency, Oekotex, who consider Amicor fibres to be safe for babies, children, adult clothing and soft furnishing fabrics.
Amicor is a naturally soft and gentle fibre. In skin irritation tests it measured 'less of an irritant than 100% cotton'.
Amicor blends beautifully with many other fibres
Amicor is always blended with other fibres and takes on the aesthetic of the major fibre in the blend. It blends beautifully in tops or staple form with cotton, wool, viscose, Tactel, Tencel and polyester. Amicor can be used at minimal blend ratios. Depending on the end use, Amicor can be blended using as little as 15%, 20% and 30% of the final product and still provide consistent performance. This helps to produce fabrics that feel the same as normal, with little additional cost.
Superb versatility
Amicor can be processed into all fibre staple or spun end uses. and is the most versatile of all bioactive fibre products. Spinners can supply a variety of end use customers from a core selection of value added yarns. Amicor Fibres are also suitable for many non-woven production routes.
Made to specification
Amicor fibre can be made in a broad variety of decitexes, staple lengths and finished suited to your processing system. We can recommend exactly the right fibre specification for each new development. The fibres are easy to process through every stage of the textile chain.
Amicor dyes beautifully
Amicor can be dyed to the deepest, brightest or most delicate shades to match the other fibres in the overall blend. We can also produce pre-dyed fibre and match to specified shades, particularly for blends with pre-dyed wool.
Technical Service
We have a highly experienced technical service department who provide individual assistance to help with any aspect of product development or processing. With many years experience at all levels of the textile chain, they will help you to find a quality solution quickly and effectively.
Further information
For processing, dyeing and finishing guidelines please contact
us. We can email our technical manual to you in English, French, Italian, Spanish or German.
Contact Us
For more information on how to develop products with Amicor contact Ashwini
Chotani at amicor.taf@adityabirla.com
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