August 5, 2005—NanoHorizons, Inc. has announced that it has signed an exclusive multi-year, multi-million dollar distribution agreement with ARC Outdoors/ArcticShield (ARC) covering nanoscale-engineered additives for fiber and fabric-based products.
NanoHorizons will provide the technology that makes ARC’s new antimicrobial E47 fabrics possible. NanoHorizons’ agreement with ARC covers all antimicrobial fiber and fabric-based applications of NanoHorizons’ additives.
ARC has announced a line of fabrics utilizing NanoHorizons’ additives to be sold under its new E47 brand name. E47 fibers and textiles are based on NanoHorizons E47 Polyester Master Compound and NanoHorizons E47 Cotton Additive. These nanoscale-engineered additives contain highly-specialized nanoparticles whose molecular designs enable them to permanently integrate antimicrobial properties into cotton and polyester products, without otherwise affecting the fundamental performance properties of the base fiber.
NanoHorizons will also be developing additional additives for other polymers, such as nylon and polypropylene, the company says.
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