Typical Fiber Types in Spun-lace for Wet Wipes
In this series we move on to talk about the base material of wipes and look at the types of fibres found in wipes. Take a packet of wipes from your kitchen, dressing table or nursing room, peel back the packaging and you'll get a bunch of fabric pieces. This fabric looks like tissue paper, but feels softer. You pick up a piece, stretch it and feel a hint of elasticity against your stretch; it doesn't tear easily. The unbreakable fabric mentioned above has good absorbency, elasticity, softness and strength and is what we call SPUN-LACE: the most common non-woven fabric used in wet wipes. Spunlace Non-Woven Fabric of Wet Towel 1. What is a hydroentangled nonwoven? To get a good understanding of spunlace, you need to know what a nonwoven is, because spunlace is an important type of nonwoven. The hydroentanglement process is a non-woven manufacturing system that uses a column of water to entangle the fibres and thus provide fabric integrity. In short, hydroentanglemen