Barrier properties future trends

As the new century began, we saw new beginnings in spunbond processes and products. New techniques are being developed to improve uniformity and barrier properties of spunbond fabrics to allow spunbond to compete successfully with carded thermal bonded nonwovens. Fabrics from new polymers and polymer combinations are poised to enter the market. Tactile as well as tensile properties are being improved to the point where even apparel applications may be considered as a future market (Anon., 2011). Several of these trends are described in the following paragraphs. 

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