smartcel ceramic

bioactive	clima	ceramic	filament	energy

smartcel^TM ceramic combines smartcel^TM design with ceramic materials. Even complex textile ceramics can be manufactured cost-efficiently and flexibly. A ceramic powder (oxidic or non-oxidic) is combined with cellulose, formed and sintered thereafter. The result is a product which is fully ceramic in fiber, fabric and fleece.

smartcel^TM ceramic has a wide variety of possible applications. The sintered PZT ceramic fiber stretches when exposed to alternating voltage, thereby producing sound waves. Consequently, this fiber is used in ultrasound technology. Composite fiber components based on smartcel^TM ceramic are  used in medical end uses. Also various sports accessories, such as tennis rackets or winter sports equipment are reinforced by smartcel^TM ceramic fibers which in these applications have a vibration-damping effect.

Fields of application

• Ultrasound technology (sonar systems for locating obstructions, monitoring sea areas and harbors, locating shoals of fish, material testing)
• Medical technology (ultrasonic measuring heads for imaging body organs, duplex sonography, medical diagnosis)
• Sports equipment (tennis rackets, skis, snowboards)
• Substrates for catalytic converters, membrane modules, material separation, fuel cells, material testing.

smartcel^TM ceramic is available as fleeces, filaments, fabrics and hollow structures. smartcel^TM ceramic features high chemical and thermal consistency.

Types of green fibers

In smartcel^TM ceramic  production of fibers is according to demand - never any stocks.

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technology 

smartfiber brings the intelligent world of smart polymers directly to your business. 

We combine our unique, self developed smartcel^TM functional fiber with various different functional polymers to manufacture products with out-of-the-ordinary and astonishing properties. The smartcel^TM functional fiber is made from cellulose using a modified ALCERU® production process*. Both the biogenetic raw material and the production process are environment-friendly, and the fibers are biodegradable. The ALCERU ® technology is the result of scientific research and development by the Thüringische Institut für Textil- und Kunststoff-Forschung (Thüringen Institute for Textile and Plastics Research - TITK) in Rudolstadt. This innovation combines the familiar advantages of cellulose fibers, such as wearing comfort and optimal moisture absorption, with functional properties such as bioactivity and comfortable temperature adjustment. Overall, smartcel^TM functional fiber is characterized by high ecological quality and resource conservation, excellent suitability for textile processing, wide versatility in application and high efficiency combined with an extremely good cost/performance ratio.

*The ALCERU® process is a protected registered trademark of the Thüringen Institute for Textile and Plastics Research (TITK) and is the name of an original and patented manufacturing process. For further information on the ALCERU® process please refer to the website www.titk.de .

production process

To manufacture smartcel^TM functional fiber, amine oxides and water are used to separate the cellulose directly and without chemical modification, and the textile fibers are then produced in a spinning process. The ability to mix organic and inorganic additives homogeneously into the fibers makes it possible to produce various functional materials on this common cellulose base. Depending on the additive, smartcel^TM functional fiber then takes on the properties of e.g. bacteria reduction, odour reduction, temperature regulation, electric conductivity, extreme absorbency or magnetism. By adding the various functional polymers, a full range of smartfiber product segments are obtained – smartcel^TM bioactive, smartcel^TM energy, smartcel^TM clima, smartcel^TM ceramic and smartcel^TM filaments which can also be combined with one another.

smartcel^TM - discover the world of intelligent fibers.