Chemistry shield in the sense of dry socks

Almost every surface or tissue can be made waterproof, but still breathing, thanks to the former military technology.

The process was originally designed to ensure that soldiers remained resistant clothing against chemical weapons.

Manufacturers of footwear Hi-Tec has reached an agreement with the developers of technological processes on the use of water for many of their shoes.

The first sale in the footwear trade agreements with the process, he was in London this week.

Chemistry Shield

The technology was supported by the Ministry of Defense and elaborated in his letter on science and technology in military laboratory to make clothes resistant to nerve agents.

The process – known as ion mask its inventors – with a chemical works on the element fluorine. In a closed room, chemical vapours and attributes molecule to molecule, for all the tissue fibres.

Chemical makes surface hydrophobic or water reflect the fact that instead of water in the form of droplets on the surface.

Coverage applies only to man-made fibres, rather than the creation of “skin” over the surface, as is currently treating the seal. This means that gaps between the fibers are still open and still breathing tissue.

“Under normal as you want shoes waterproof membranes in footwear, Gore-Tex is a shining example,” said Ian Robins, director of business development for P2i, marketing company in the process.

“This is indeed a plastic bag in the boot. Do not let water in his shoes, while reducing the respiratory activity, both in terms of sweat and heat to escape.”

Footwear, fabrics with a mask ion process was for respiratory activity in the flow of air tests, overtaking commercial waterproof fabric, like Gore-Tex by a factor of more than 100, P2i claims.

Shoes were also flexible and wear parts of the test to retain their property even after breathing waterproof 100000 flexion.

Substances, of course, also resistant to stains and easy to clean, said P2i.

Robins, said Dr. fodder for the pair of shoes with ion-mask process requires only one-tenth of grams of fluorinated compounds, as well as the cost in the order of a few dollars – far less than the costs of integration, as Gore-Tex membrane in a pair of shoes.

The process can easily be applied to any clothing or any material, and Dr. Robins suggests that could be the basis of after-sales service business, such as dry cleaning.

It can also be used for waterproofing outdoor equipment. High Street Millets outdoor equipment retailer, which is owned by the Black Leisure Group, the population density of men Hi-Tec-ion mask of shoes in 75 stores.

“This may be waterproof footwear, as we know it,” said Michel Lebed, the buyer of footwear high-level black.

She said that the company turned a blind eye to “revolutionary” technology, and possibly also to other areas of your business.

source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7587702.stm