Posted July 14, 2015

 

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Today’s conscientious consumers are looking for “value-added” performance from their apparel and textile product purchases. They value products that reduce or eliminate the growth of bacterial and control odor. 

 

As such, the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) will conduct a conference entitled Antibacterial & Odor Control: Marketing and Technology Advancements on September 16-17 at the DoubleTree Hotel here.

 

Program sessions will address current market trends, what consumers value in product/performance enhancements, antimicrobial chemistry routes including inherent fiber and topical treatment technologies, anti-odor chemistries, current test methods as well as what’s on the horizon, and regulatory issues.

 

Confirmed presentations include:

 

• Anti-Stink, Antimicrobial: A Retailer’s Perspective – Yogendra Dandapure and Christophe Bocquet, Lululemon;

• The Art of Odor Control – Angela Newnam, Angle Enterprises LLC;

• Antimicrobial Textiles in the Military – Steve Arcidiacono, U.S. Army Natick RD&E Center;

• Use of Antimicrobial Technology: Importance & Value to Consumers, Market Trends Consumer Insights – Karel Williams, Dow Chemical Co.;

• Technology Proven to Extremes by NASA, the U.S. Military and Olympic Athletes: How Technology Inherent in Fabrics Provides Products with Unmatched, Permanent Antimicrobial and Odor Elimination Performance – Lou Protonentis, Noble Biomaterials Inc.;

• AgZrPO4 – With this Silver, It’s All About the Cube – Mark Wiencek, Milliken;

• Overview: PurThread Embedded Technology – Alan Boyd, PurThread;

• Dual Functionality: The Key to Effective Odor Control in Textiles – Steven Cunningham, Sciessent;

• Topically Applied Silver and Zinc Chemistries – David Klein, Thomson Research Associates;

• Microban Odor Control Solutions – Speaker from Microban;

• Durable Control of Microbial Odors Using a Polymer-Based Antimicrobial Delivery System – David L. Frattarelli, Dow Microbial Control;

• Advances in Odor Control Technologies for Textiles – Matt Henry, Nano Horizons;

• Additional Technologies: The Rest of the Story – Bill Hanrahan, Antimicrobial Consulting;

• Odor Management for Textile Articles Using Cyclodextrins – Jeff Langley, Pulcra Chemicals LLC;

• Durable Odor Adsorbing Finishes for Maintaining Textile Freshness – Frank Keohan, Bolger & O’Hearn, Inc.;

• Odors All Around Us: How Sorption Science Can Help and Be Tested – Greg Haggquist, 37.5;

• Microbiology and Antimicrobial Test Methods: 101 – Bob Monticello, International Antimicrobial Council;

• Measuring Odor Control – Gina Sloan, Microban; and

• Systematic Testing for Effectiveness of Anti-microbial Agents on Textiles for Odor Control – Samuel B. Moore, Hohenstein Institute America Inc.

 

Early registration is encouraged. Visit AATCC’s website for additional program details and to register online.