The Micro-Care® Fabric

(A health conscious product) 

Problem:

The number of allergy sufferers has considerably increased in the past years. Reasons for this can be found in micro-organisms, like fungi, bacteria, spores and dust  mites, existing in our environment. According to science these reasons are, above all, the main causes for allergies and a number of other vital diseases. 

The probability to fall ill with an allergy increases when a person is exposed more to allergy causing substances. According to personal habits, people sleep between five and eight hours a day. This means that, for the most part, there is no other place where one spends as much time as in bed. For this reason allergy causing substances in bed rooms are especially serious for people because of the long exposure time. 

The situation still is aggravated because everybody secretes in one night up to 500 ml sweat, which is absorbed partially by the sheet and partially by the mattress.  Furthermore every person loses several milligrams of dandruff and hair within a week.  In combination with sweat, this creates an ideal breeding ground for a number of organisms.

Dust mites create a special problem.  The excretion of these spider like creatures are feared as they cause allergies. Dust mites live in a number of home textiles such as furniture, carpet, curtains, etc.  However,  the close exposure time to these products is not very long therefore the danger remains low.  In bedrooms the situation is different because of the temperature and the constant supply of food (dandruff, hair, etc.), the mattress forms ideal living conditions for dust mites.

Chemical finishings with toxic substances are other possibilities to avoid the growth of micro organisms.  Often these procedures bear the risk of additional allergens and further human ecological risky substances.  Additionally the effect diminishes quickly and is not washable.

Solution: 

Micro-Care® fabric addresses all the problems listed above.  The fabric utilizes three layers of material.  A cotton top layer is provided to absorb moisture. The second layer of nylon holds the moisture and removes it from the top cotton layer.  The third, lower, layer prevents the moisture from going into the mattress.  When a person gets up in the morning, the moisture trapped in the second layer is wicked away by the cotton layer.  Evaporation from the cotton layer completely eliminates moisture from the fabric. The third layer also includes a anti-micro-bacterial additive.  This provides a series of features; it offers an extensive protection against a wide range of fungi and bacteria, reduction of dust mites reproduction, washable at 140 degrees Fahrenheit, no use of toxic or dangerous substances, and no impregnation of chemicals. The additive is fixed in the fiber, therefore the effect will not be significantly reduced by several washing, thus it is almost permanent.