Current advances on sea-island microfiber nonwoven materials preparation technology and its applications: a review

With the increasing textile industry demand for personalized fiber product, leading to the development and application of new fiber, sea-island microfiber become one of the representative new textile materials. Recently, the sea-island microfiber received extensive attention of researchers as a new composite fiber in high technology and high added value. In order to have a comprehensive understanding of the development of sea-island microfiber nonwovens at present, based on the development of sea-island microfiber nonwovens, the paper focused on the development of preparation technology-conjugate spinning and compound spinning, and the melt spinning. Based on the characteristics of sea-island microfiber nonwovens, the applications of the products in the fields of fashion fabrics, microfiber leather, filtration materials, high-performance cleaning cloth and biomedical materials are comprehensively introduced, and the future research orientations of the products are prospected.

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This article introduces the development and application of sea-island microfiber nonwovens. By analyzing the preparation technology and product characteristics, it explores the potential and future research directions of this material in the fields of fashion, filtration, cleaning, and medicine.