Zetix

Zetix is a fabric invented by Auxetics Technologies, Ltd., a UK company. It is marketed in North America under the trade name Xtegra by Advanced Fabric Technologies of Houston, Texas.[1]

Zetix is an auxetic material that is so strong it absorbs and disperses the energy from explosions without breaking.[2] Zetix combines the very expensive high-performance materials with cheaper bulk components in a 1-to-100 ratio while maintaining the blast-resistant properties of the high-performance materials.

Usage

Zetix is used in a variety of products including body armor, seat belts, window covering, dental floss, military tents, improved hurricane and blast protection for petrochemical plants and offshore platforms, self-adjusting filtration systems, remotely adjustable tourniquets and bandages, and medical sutures that will not damage body tissue. It also has some very interesting applications in composite materials.[3][4] It is used in water activated tape, also referred to as gummed paper tape, a popular form of carton sealing, under the trading name name Xtegra™ Tegrabond™.[5]

Zetix is also used in threads and ropes. Knots under tension may be more secure because auxetic material expands when stretched. It is known as Xtegra™ Auxetic Yarn with Kevlar®, outside of the United Kingdom.[6][7]

References
  1. http://advancedfabrictechnologies.org
  2. Diaz, Jesus (6 December 2007). "Zetix Blast Proof Fabric Resists Multiple Car Bombs, Makes Our Heads Explode". Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  3. "Zetix Blast-Proof Fabric Resists Multiple Car Bombs, Makes Our Heads Explode". Gizmodo. December 6, 2007.
  4. "Creating the future of textiles (Part 2)". September 2010.
  5. "Southgate Launch Xtegra™ Tegrabond™ Brochure".
  6. "What is Auxetic".
  7. "Advanced Fabric Technologies - Homelandsecurity Technology".


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