Products and solutions : Silver fibre

silveR.STAT® fibres, static and bacterial protection in textiles

Polyamide fibres have been made conductive and antibacterial thanks to pure silver coating onto the polymer.

The problems :

Static Electricity

Static electricity is generated at the surface of two substances when they are separated thus creating severe separation of positive and negative charges accumulated at their surface. It creates a wellknown "discharge", the degree of which is based on speed, pressure, moisture content and temperature.
This discharge creates a spark whose effects are:

uncomfortable electrical shocks,
Electronic device malfunctions,
fires and/or explosions in explosive environments.

Making material sufficiently conductive with the adding of antistatic/conductive fibres is the solution to neutralize static electricity .

Bacteria and fungi

Bacteria and fungi developing in textiles can cause:

alteration of mechanical properties of fibres (mechanical alteration, formation of stains…),
fabric discoloration,
forming of odours (due to sweat decomposition by bacteria),
possibility of diseases (acne, conjonctivitis, infections, food poisoning…).

Silver has been used for thousands of years for its antiseptic properties. This natural element was used in the past to help cicatrisation (wounds, burns): the cicatrisation is accelerated while increasing the surface conductivity of the injury.

The solution, the silveR.STAT® fibre

Polyamide fibres have been made conductive and antibacterial thanks to very pure silver suffused onto the polymer.

coupe fibre argent This layer of silver enables the synthetic fibre to keep its main original textile characteristics.

Silver is the most conductive natural element on earth.

The antibacterial mechanism is the following: silver ions escape from silveR.STAT® fibre, enter the membrane of the bacterium, destroy its cellular structure thus preventing bacteria from developing and multiplying.