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UV-proof Fabrics (Functional
Serial Fabrics)
UV from Sunlight
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Sunlight contains many rays invisible to human eyes. Of such
rays, UV has its wavelength at 100-400nm, taking 6.1% of
sunray. |
Classification and Harms to Human Body
UV
includes three wavelengths—long wave, midwave and shortwave, and the UV
with longer wavelength has the stronger penetrating power.
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Wavelength |
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Radiant quantity reached the earth
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More than 98% as the UV A
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Less than 2% as the UV B
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Nearly zero |
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Impacts on environment and man |
Causing damage and aging to skin: with very strong penetrating
power and the worst damage to skin; can penetrate the cuticle
and attack the corium layer so as to seriously damage the ossein
and elastin in skin; producing the photochemical smog so as to
make the skin loose, allowing the skin to have the wrinkle, the
exposed micrangium, as well as the darkened skin without luster
and earlier aging and so on. |
Causing the instant sunburn to skin: can cause the skin cancer
and cataract; making skin to become dry; denaturing the nucleic
acid of cuticular cells and
producing the acute dermatitis; degenerating the cells of
melanin to cause the sunspot not easily removed. |
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In
accordance with the idea of WHO, radiation is the key cause to the skin
cancer and cataract in various places in the works. Shown as the
related data, 800 out of 100,000 Australians will suffer the skin cancer
per year; 250 out of 100,000 Americans will suffer the skin cancer.
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In USA and Canada where the sunbath is popular, each year will
see one million of new patients of skin cancer.
For UV will have a
long-term impact on human body, people shall pay attention to
prevent the UV harm from the childhood whereas kids are prone to
sunburn, so that the particular attention shall be given to
children. |
Index
Forecasting and Prevention
Presently, many national and regional meteorlolgical observatories,
astronomical observatories and other organizations in the world will
release the indices, reminding people to prevent the UV. The WHO has
established the international standard of UV indices so as to guide all
nations to prevent the UV.
Indices and Necessary
Protective Measures
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Grade
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UV Index |
Grade of Insolation
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Impact on Man |
Protective Measures
to Be Taken |
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L |
Minor |
No measure to be
taken |
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II |
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M |
Low |
Some proper protective measures to be
taken, e.g., applying the protective cream, wearing the
UV-proof clothes. |
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H |
Medium |
When going out, wearing the UV-proof
clothes, topee, sunglasses and umbrella, and applying the
sun cream with the SPF index higher than 15. |
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IV |
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Very High |
Excessive |
In addition to the aforesaid measures,
you’d better stay home during 10:00~16:00 hours or under the
shade as possible. |
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V |
10 and above 10 |
Ultra Hight
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Dangerous |
Do not have outdoor
activities as possible, and take all necessary protective
measures if you have to go out. |
UV-proof
Clothes
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With the gradual consumption of ozone layer of the earth (4%~6%
consumed each year), and the cavity is being enlarged and then
the radiant quantity of UV is being increased. Now the human
life style is changed, and outdoor activities are more. People
used to apply the cosmetics to protect the exposed skin, but now
they will wear the clothes to prevent the harm from the UV to
the covered parts, so that the anti-sunburn measures are carried
out perfectly. For those parts not exposed directly to
sunshine, such measures shall be still be taken. The
anti-sunburn clothes and ornaments are useful and applicable,
and such objects are playing an important role for such
purpose.
The developed countries provide that the school uniforms for
middle and primary school students shall be made with the
UV-proof fabrics.
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The
principle for prevention of UV is to utilize the ultraviolet absorber to
absorb the hi-energy UV, and turn it to the low-energy, so as to make it
to be the low-energy heat energy or electromagnetic wave with shorter
wavelength and then to eliminate the UV harms to human body and fabrics;
the ultraviolet reflector can be utilized to enhance the fabric’s
reflection and diffusion to UV so as to prevent the penetration into the
fabrics.
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The UV permeation quantity of UV-proof clothes shall be less
than 6%,
and the protection is very good if such permeation quantity is
low as 2.5%.
The nano UV-proof functional fabrics made by the Company boast
the optimum UV-proof effect, with the permeation quantity less
than 1%.
The functional fabrics made by the Company include those made
from the cotton, canapina fibre, silk, rayon and poly cotton and
so on, with the good absorption for UV with 100 wave ban,
particularly the UV-B; after 50 washes, such fabrics still have
its UV permeation ratio less than 1%, and their UPF at 50+ as
the top grade and the excellent protective grade.
Such fabrics are free of toxin and odor, and are nonflammable
and nonexplosive, which are safe to human body and will not
cause the irritation or allergic reaction to skin. Furthermore,
the luster and strength of such fabrics will not be affected.
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The “Honesty” nano UV-proof functional fabrics have not only the
reflection for the UV radiation, but also the special selection
and absorption properties, so that the UV energy can be changed
to the heat energy or other harmless low-energy forms to be
released or consumed. Such fabrics can prevent the sunstroke,
insulate the heat and have cool touch.
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An:
anion
At:
antibacterial
SC:
Self-Clean
UV:
UV protection
FL:
Flavored
FI:
Far Infrared |
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