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Modal is a bio-based
Bio-based material

A bio-based material is simply an engineering material made from substances derived from living matter. These materials are sometimes referred to as biomaterials, but this word also has another meaning....
 fiber
Fiber

Fiber or fibre is a class of materials that are continuous filaments or are in discrete elongated pieces, similar to lengths of yarn. They are very important in the biology of both plants and animals, for holding tissue s together....
 made by spinning
Spinning (textiles)

Spinning is an ancient textile arts in which fiber crop, animal fiber or synthetic fiber fibers are twisted together to form yarn . For thousands of years, fiber was spun by hand using simple tools, the Spindle and distaff....
 reconstituted cellulose
Cellulose

File:Cellulose Sessel.svgCellulose is an organic compound with the chemical formula , a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to over ten thousand ? linked D-glucose units....
 from beech
Beech

Beech is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe and North America.The leaf of beech trees are entire or sparsely toothed, from 5–15 cm long and 4–10 cm broad....
 trees. It is about 50% more hygroscopic, or water-absorbent, per unit volume than cotton
Cotton

Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa....
 is. It is designed to dye
Dye

A dye can generally be described as a colored substance that has an Chemical affinity to the Wiktionary:substrate to which it is being applied....
 just like cotton, and is color-fast when washed in warm water. Modal is essentially a variety of rayon
Rayon

Rayon is a manufactured regenerated cellulose fiber. Because it is produced from naturally occurring polymers, it is neither a truly synthetic fiber nor a natural fiber; it is a semi-synthetic fiber ....
.

Textiles made from Modal are resistant to shrinkage and fading. They are smooth and soft, more so than even mercerized cotton
Mercerized cotton

Mercerization is a treatment for cotton Cloth and Yarn that gives fabric a lustrous appearance. The process is applied to materials like cotton or hemp....
, to the point where mineral deposits from hard water
Hard water

Hard water is the type of water that has high mineral content . Hard water minerals primarily consist of calcium , and magnesium metal cations, and sometimes other dissolved compounds such as bicarbonates and sulfates....
, such as lime
Lime (mineral)

Lime is a general term for calcium-containing inorganic materials, in which carbonates, oxides and hydroxides predominate. Strictly speaking, lime is calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide....
, do not stick to the fabric surface.






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Modal is a bio-based
Bio-based material

A bio-based material is simply an engineering material made from substances derived from living matter. These materials are sometimes referred to as biomaterials, but this word also has another meaning....
 fiber
Fiber

Fiber or fibre is a class of materials that are continuous filaments or are in discrete elongated pieces, similar to lengths of yarn. They are very important in the biology of both plants and animals, for holding tissue s together....
 made by spinning
Spinning (textiles)

Spinning is an ancient textile arts in which fiber crop, animal fiber or synthetic fiber fibers are twisted together to form yarn . For thousands of years, fiber was spun by hand using simple tools, the Spindle and distaff....
 reconstituted cellulose
Cellulose

File:Cellulose Sessel.svgCellulose is an organic compound with the chemical formula , a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to over ten thousand ? linked D-glucose units....
 from beech
Beech

Beech is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe and North America.The leaf of beech trees are entire or sparsely toothed, from 5–15 cm long and 4–10 cm broad....
 trees. It is about 50% more hygroscopic, or water-absorbent, per unit volume than cotton
Cotton

Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa....
 is. It is designed to dye
Dye

A dye can generally be described as a colored substance that has an Chemical affinity to the Wiktionary:substrate to which it is being applied....
 just like cotton, and is color-fast when washed in warm water. Modal is essentially a variety of rayon
Rayon

Rayon is a manufactured regenerated cellulose fiber. Because it is produced from naturally occurring polymers, it is neither a truly synthetic fiber nor a natural fiber; it is a semi-synthetic fiber ....
.

Textiles made from Modal are resistant to shrinkage and fading. They are smooth and soft, more so than even mercerized cotton
Mercerized cotton

Mercerization is a treatment for cotton Cloth and Yarn that gives fabric a lustrous appearance. The process is applied to materials like cotton or hemp....
, to the point where mineral deposits from hard water
Hard water

Hard water is the type of water that has high mineral content . Hard water minerals primarily consist of calcium , and magnesium metal cations, and sometimes other dissolved compounds such as bicarbonates and sulfates....
, such as lime
Lime (mineral)

Lime is a general term for calcium-containing inorganic materials, in which carbonates, oxides and hydroxides predominate. Strictly speaking, lime is calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide....
, do not stick to the fabric surface. Like pure cotton, modal should ideally be ironed after washing.

Lenzing Modal is a registered trademark of Lenzing AG
Lenzing AG

Lenzing AG, based in Lenzing, Austria, makes cellulose fiber; examples are modal and lyocell. 2006 sales were EUR 1.100 million, with a workforce of 5.900....
, an Austrian company specializing in textiles and fibers, particularly natural fibers made from cellulose. In the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, pure Modal has begun being used in household linens such as towels, bathrobes, and bedsheets, and the fabric has experienced increased popularity in recent years.

Indian textile
Textile

A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by Spinning raw wool fibres, linen, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands known as yarn....
 companies, in particular, have taken to Modal, and were expected to produce around 4000 ton
Ton

Units of massThere are several similar units of mass or volume called the ton:Others*The long ton is used for petroleum products such as aviation fuel....
s of it in 2005.

Modal can be found in some types of socks. Those in the men's department of British Home Stores contain modal. Merona branded men's underwear was sold at Target stores in the United States in 2007. They consisted of 92% Modal and 8% Spandex and were manufactured in Malaysia. Jockey No Panty Line Promise® women's line also contains 92% modal/8% spandex. Old Navy
Old Navy

Old Navy is a brand of clothing and chain of stores owned by Gap Old Navy Old Navy's corporate operations are within Gap in San Francisco and San Bruno, California, California....
, Banana Republic
Banana Republic

Banana Republic is a chain of mainly United States based clothes stores founded by Mel Ziegler and Patricia Ziegler in 1978 as a travel-themed clothing company....
, Gap Body, Topo Ranch,Victoria's Secret
Victoria's Secret

Victoria's Secret is an United States retailer of women's wear, lingerie and beauty products. It is the largest a segment of publicly traded Limited Brands with sales surpassing United States dollar$5 billion and an Earnings before interest and taxes of $1 billion in 2006....
, and G-Star Raw's Correct Line have all begun to blend the fiber with fabrics in several of their clothing products.

Hanky Panky, a major lingerie company, also uses Modal in their underwear. Three Dots, a t-shirt company, has been using modal blends, such as Supima Modal and Cotton Modal, in their t-shirts as well.

See also

  • Rayon
    Rayon

    Rayon is a manufactured regenerated cellulose fiber. Because it is produced from naturally occurring polymers, it is neither a truly synthetic fiber nor a natural fiber; it is a semi-synthetic fiber ....
  • Viscose
    Viscose

    Viscose is a viscous organic liquid used to make rayon and cellophane. Viscose is becoming synonymous with rayon, a soft material, used in mostly tops, coats and jackets....


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