 All types of clothing can be made from the fabric |
Smelly socks could be a thing of the past after a Kent-based company helped invent a fabric which can keep fresh for up to 30 days. Quest International, based in Ashford, joined forces with The Woolmark Company to create a method called sensory perception technologies.
The new technology distributes benefit laden particles such as moisturiser, deodorant, fragrance, fresheners, vitamins, or even anti-tobacco agents to any fabric through a process called micro encapsulation.
Speaking on BBC South East Today Shibani Mohindra, from Quest International, said: "The best way to think about it is billions and billions of microscopic bubbles and they are coated on the socks.
 The fabric contains billions and billions of bubbles |
"When you move about and get agitated the little bubbles burst and whatever is in them is released."
"It is for any textile, whether its is a curtain or a carpet or a T-shirt."
She added: "Until, now textiles have only utilised the senses of vision and touch but a new way of looking at the impact of senses on our lives, Sensism, will revolutionise the textile industry."
Quest International and the Woolmark Company have been working on the fabric for about 18 months and it is hoped the products will be in the shops by the end of 2003.
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