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 Dual action anti-dustmite & anti-microbial HealthGuard™ filling polyester fibres
Getting a good night’s rest is important to us all, it helps rejuvenate the body and mind and prepares us for the day ahead, yet many of us wake feeling un-refreshed and tired after our 8 hours! The cause maybe linked to what we are sleeping on and our home environment. Up to 2 million dust mites live in the average double mattress along with odour causing bacteria, sweat and dead skin! However dust mites and bacteria do not just live in our mattresses, our homes are havens for these little mites. The house dust mite, found in even the cleanest of homes, is proven to cause and trigger common allergies such as asthma and eczema. WellmanHealthGuard™ fibres provide the answer. This revolutionary dual action fibre protects both the end user and the textile, ensuring that we can all enjoy a fresher and healthier home free from odours, bacteria and dust mites!
HealthGuard™ is a high quality polyester staple fiber incorporating a dual action anti-allergen topical finish which benefit from application of HealthGuard's dual action, anti-microbial and anti-dust mite technology.
Fibers are protected from dust-mites, one of the causes of a range of common allergies, such as asthma and eczema.
This product overcome the issues caused by ineffective bacterial control experienced with many of today's household products.
Safe and effective HealthGuard™ fibers will help ensure a comfortable, cleaner, fresher, healthier and more hygienic environment for the whole family.
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How does it work?
The unique fiber will deter dust mite populations whilst also providing protection against the growth of a range of bacteria - ensuring continued protection of the fiber's unique properties.
The dual action properties of the fiber provide long lasting protection. Firstly microbes coming into contact with the fibre are inhibited via dehydration of the cell molecule - thus preserving the fiber, removing the dust mite's food source, preserving microbial degradation, staining and odours. In addition the fibre's anti microbial properties ensure bacterial growth is inhibited.
Flexible technology
HealthGuard fibres have shown anti-microbial performance when tested by Shake Flask Test and to AATCC 147. Testing at TEC, France has shown the application of HealthGuard to fibers reduces dustmite populations by up to 99% in 6 weeks.
Why HealthGuard™?
HealthGuard™ fiber provides real added value. The anti microbial and anti dustmite properties of the fiber are proven and durable. The application of the HealthGuard™ technology provides benefits to both the fiber and your customer.
With applications ranging from pillows to quilts, mattresses to sleeping bags, pet bedding to mattress protectors, the flexibility of our product ensures the whole home can be a cleaner, fresher and healthier place to be.
WellmanHealthGuard™ fibres will deter dustmites from settling on the fibre and actively reduce their population. The WellmanHealthGuard™ technology is anti-microbial thus controlling bacterial growth. WellmanHealthGuard™ fibre has been independently tested to ensure performance at the highest standard.
HealthGuard™ technology is durable, effective, flexible and safe. The technology is utilized within a number of different markets and has been independently tested by a variety of reviewing bodies including:
- Intra Tech HealthCare, London
- Insect Investigations Ltd, Cardiff
- The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, The University of Liverpool
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Technology,
Sydney, Australia
- Faculty of Science, University of Technology,
Sydney, Australia
- School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia
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End uses include:
- pillows
- quilts
- mattresses
- sleeping bags
- pet bedding
- mattress protectors
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Characteristics:
- Dual action anti-allergen
- Anti dustmite
- Anti microbial
- Anti bacterial
- Highly effective
- Durable
- Safe
- Independently tested
- Protects against:
- odours
- bacterial degradation
- discoloration
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Anti-Dustmite Fibre Certificate for HealthGuard™:
Techniques Environment Consultants , Anglet, France
Dustmites retrieved Reduction
* All results from original Test Reports
X 100 Total number of live mites recovered from controls |
Week no. |
Treated |
Untreated |
% |
0 |
50 |
50 |
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1 |
5 |
40 |
87% |
2 |
2 |
55 |
96% |
4 |
1 |
85 |
99% |
6 |
0 |
146 |
100% |
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SuperBall® ball type siliconized polyester fibre (Cluster Fibres)
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SuperBall® fiber is suitable to be
used as a filling material in:
- pillows cushion (pillow core)
- upholstery furniture
- mattresses
- warm- keeping clothes
- quilts
- cotton flannel toys
In synthetic filling materials range, SuperBall® fiber ball is the newest scientific and technological product.
Available also in fire retardant version. |
| Advantages of using SuperBall® polyester fiber:
SuperBall® fiber is the first choice to upgrade ordinary chemical fiber product as well as to manufacture middle and high grade bedding products.
Available in different grades of pre-agglomeration and dimension of the balls |
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The SuperBall® fiber (ball-shaped siliconized anti-agglomerant chemical fiber with anti-allergical character) is more curled, fluffier and more elastic.
It is easy to regain its elasticity when aired in the sun and patted after being pressed for a long time.
Compared with a traditional pillow core filled with fluffed fiber, the pillow cores filled with SuperBall® fiber have the following advantages:
- More elastic:
The filling used for traditional pillow core is fluffed fiber. This kind of filling is mainly structured of single fiber. The elasticity of the filling is the same coherent elasticity of the single fiber. But pearl sized balls are ball shaped; each ball consists of more than 50 single fibers. Besides the coherent elasticity of the single fiber itself, the ball also has an all- directional high elasticity incomparable to any single fiber. The reason is that curled fibers are tangled with each other and each ball has an outward expanding stress which makes the ball expand only instead of shrink
- Long period of utilization:
Because of the fact that the SuperBall® fiber is pre-agglomerated into discrete pearl-sized balls, results a great anti-agglomerant power, which means that the fiber will maintain its initial properties for a great period of time, even after many washes
- More air-permeable:
Pearl- sized balls from SuperBall® fiber are granular balls in shape. Theoretically speaking, the contact between balls is point contact. Even if chemical fiber balls are deformed under pressure, the air permeable space which exists between balls is still much more bigger compared with that between single fibers. This result will keep the inside of pillow core dry and comfortable without much less odour and the chance of mite breeding is thus minimized
- The effect of micro moving massage:
The balls from SuperBall® fiber are relatively free balls inside the pillow core. Besides deformation under pressure, the balls will also be subjected to micro relative movements according to the gesture of the sleeper. Therefore the sleeper will obtain the effect of micro moving massage. Such effect will become
even better by the breath of the person in sound sleep. The ball shape makes the pillow case cloth become slightly uneven. When the sleeper moves his skin on such cloth surface, the effect of massage will become more obvious
- Machine washable:
The balls from SuperBall® fiber will expand under pressure due to the all-directional expanding elasticity. So the balls can automatically fill each space full. They can keep the original plumpness even after machine wash. Tests made by authorized organizations in Canada show that the resilience ratio is more than 98 % after the balls are machine washed 200 times
- Reducing snoring:
Due to the most suitable resilience ratio for human body, SuperBall® chemical fiber can provide all-round support for head, neck and shoulders to suite the shape of head. The balls can prevent stiff neck, ache all over the neck and shoulders. They can also keep the natural straightness of the spine when a person sleeps on his side and keep the angle of elevation at 5o when he sleeps on his back so as to ensure his smooth breath and to reduce snoring.
In synthetic filling materials range, SuperBall® fiber ball is the newest scientific and technological product. It is the first choice to upgrade ordinary chemical fiber product as well as to manufacture middle and high grade bedding products.
It is indeed a new heating point to initiate consumption.
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Characteristics of SuperBall® polyester
filling fibers:
- anti-agglomerant
- pre-agglomerated
- siliconized (with silicon)
- anti-allergical
- resistant to stretching and to settling
- resistant to most chemicals
- fast dry
- permanent and very good elasticity (wet and also dry)
- resistant to friction
- easy washable
- resistant to bacteria
Available in different grade of agglomeration and balls size. |
Siliconized antiallergical polyester carded fiber:
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The siliconized polyester carded fiber is suitable to be used as a filling material in :
Advantages of using the siliconized polyester carded fiber:
- with a small quantity of fiber you can fill a great volume
- very lightly
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Characteristics of the siliconized polyester carded fiber:
- permanent and very good elasticity (wet and also dry)
- siliconized
- resistant to stretching and to settling
- resistant to most chemicals
- fast dry
- resistant to friction
- resistant to bacteria
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Available also in fire retardant version.
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Filling material from mix of Latex and siliconized polyester fiber SuperBall® ball type:
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Standard availability:
- 70% grinded LATEX + 30% ball fiber polyester SuperBall® filling material
- 75% grinded LATEX + 25% ball fiber polyester SuperBall® filling material
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Usage:
Advantages of using mix of
Latex + SuperBall®:
- provides to the pillows for furniture a specific resilience and very long life time
- allows high level of returns from compression
- low price
Characteristics:
- "adjustable" resilience by adjusting the proportion of the mix
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Grinded
LATEX filling material:
Usage:
Advantages of using the grinded
LATEX filling material:
- gives to the furniture pillows Latex specific resilience
- it allows a high level of compression
- much lower price than grinded polyurethane (sponge)
Characteristics of the grinded
LATEX filling material:
- Latex specific resilience
- "made of" 100% LATEX
- can be mixed with polyester filling in any proportion
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Packing of filling materials:
In strong raffia sacks of approximate 15 Kg each.
Each sack / bale has sticked a label with:
- product name
- customer name
- date and time of production
- net and gross weight
- operator and shift
- lot number
- bar code containing all above information
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filling material packed into uncompressed sacks |
filling material packed into compressed bales |
For optimized transportation and storage costs the sacks are vacuum-pressed by 3 or 4 into a bale of approximate 50 Kg.
Package material: 100% polypropylene (100% recyclable).
Do not store or expose the sacks / bales to excessive moisture or to direct sun radiation.
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Minet Conf policy is one of continuous development. Therefore Minet Conf reserves the right to modify anytime the specifications and color of the designs, products, and articles presented in this site.
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