Description

According to a study about the asthmatic population in Hong Kong, ***5% of adults suffer from asthma, for children the prevalence is about ****0%. On average asthma claims ****0 lives per year and ****0 of them aged below *0. Over *0% of the asthmatics have allergies. Other common illnesses caused by allergies include allergic rhinitis (sinus problems or hay fever), allergic coughs, sneezing, atopic eczema (skin problems) and conjunctivitis (itchy and watery eyes). Anti-mite and anti-microbial textile fabrics are highly effective in preventing mites and bacteria and provide excellent durability and good safety. These fabrics include cotton, linen, wool, silk, polyester/cotton, and viscose. It can be used in bedding, underwear, towels, hosiery, carpet decorations, air filtration material, and military textile products. All testing was carried out by the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medical Science, Japanese Textile Inspective Associations, and ITS. The fabrics can protect from mite attacks which reduces the chance of asthma attacks. The repellent efficiency against dust mites is above *9%, and it is still *6% effective after *0 washes. The fabrics can eradicate over *0 harmful microorganisms such as staphylococcus aureus (ATCC ***9), escherichia coli (ATCC ***9), candida albicans (ATCC ****1), and bacillus subtilis (ATCC ***2), etc. The inhibition efficiency after *0 washes is still above *9%. It repels up to *9% of dust mites, leather mites, and tsutsugamushi mites, and it remains more than *6% effective after *0 washes. In addition, the fabrics can eradicate over *0 harmful microorganisms such as staphylococcus aureus (ATCC ***9), escherichia coli (ATCC ***9), candida albicans (ATCC ****1), and bacillus subtilis (ATCC ***2), to name just a few. *9.9% of microorganisms are still inhibited after *9 *****