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At the fair ‘Heimtextil 2006’, the German bed-linen manufacturers, Waldenburger Bettwaren GmbH
introduced their new brand ‘Comfort-line by Walburga’, a heat regulating bedlinen. A fine mesh, which
comprises a balanced mixture of polyester microfibres and cotton, is lined on one side with a flexible
‘Climarelle’ temperature-regulating fleece. This fleece contains millions of microscopic little PCM
capsules whose job it is to regulate the temperature.
Fig. 98 Bed fleece of the Comfort-line by Wallburga [182]
2.4.4.2 Patents published
2.4.5 Applications in the technical textile sector
2.4.5.1 Research projects and products
The Belgian company Devan chemicals is specialised in micro encapsulation technology in textiles.
The microcapsules may contain fragrances, moisturisers, vitamins or essential oils in microscopic
spheres. Typically, the sizes of the microcapsules range between 3 to 8µm. The release of the
capsule’s content is triggered either by gentle rubbing of a coated area or by wearing a capsule
treated garment.
Fig. 99 Microcapsule [183]
A team of researchers at the University of Illinois, USA, has recently developed a synthetic material
that can heal itself [184]. The idea was inspired by biological systems in which damage triggers an
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