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From the weave to the edging, microfiber

takes on many different characteristics
and forms

The ratio of the blend. While 80%

Polyester and 20% Polyamide is typical, a
70/30 blend that contains more Polyamide
fibers can be more expensive.
 Microfiber = ultra-fine yarns.
Comparatively, it is two times finer than
silk and 30 times finer than cotton and
100 times finer than a human hair!

The industry standard for Microfiber is a

denier of 0.02 or smaller.
 Also, it is 1/100
(0.1-0.3 denier)
that of a human
hair and its special
wedge shaped
fibers lead to the
excellent absorbent
and draining
power.
 Microfiber is a man-made yarn that combines two
basic fibers: The primary component is polyester
and the other component is polyamide (nylon).
These two polymers are used during the
spinning process and are initially melted in a
machine called an extruder, and then they are
combined together.
However, since they are completely two different
materials and do not tend to combine together
very well, the nylon component moves to the
outside of the fiber with the polyester component
forming the core of the fiber.
 These oil and water-
attracting polymer
fibers are woven into
masses of tiny loops.
These loops form
hook-like claws that
act as scrubbers,
lifting away dirt
particles and trapping
them within the
weave. This is where
these towels get their
scratch free
reputation.
The upside of microfiber cloths:

They only need water to clean

streaks, smudges, dirt and grime on
glass, mirrors and stainless steel
surfaces (without the need for
cleaning solutions). They are also
easily washed and reused. Good
quality cloths last several years.
The downside of microfiber cloths

They are made from petrochemicals

Problemis, they are nonrenewable

resource and do not biodegrade.
Some additional information
 Micro is a word that comes from the Greek
(mikrs), meaning "small".

It can be used to indicate a smaller than average

scale (microscopic scale), as opposed to prefixes
mega and macro, which can be used to indicate a
larger than average scale.

micro- () a prefix in the systems of units

denoting a factor of 106 (one millionth of a
meter, 0.000001 ) or 1 micron = 0.001 millimeter
 Caprolactam is the basic raw material of Nylon

Purified Terphthalic Acid - is the preferred raw

material for Polyester.

PTA was first introduced in 1965 as an alternative

feedstock to Dimethyl Terephthalate (DMT) for
the production of Polyester. By end of 1999,
almost 85% of total world production was based
on PTA and this continues to grow.