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measure they can take is to keep<br />
allergens away from their respiratory<br />
organs – especially in the<br />
bedroom.<br />
One of the main areas of work<br />
at the Hohenstein Group’s William<br />
Küster Institute for Hygiene,<br />
Environment and Medicine (WKI)<br />
is researching the compatibility of<br />
textiles for users, and this includes<br />
the management of allergens. That<br />
is why Hohenstein spotted the<br />
potential of textile-based allergy<br />
prevention at an early stage and<br />
worked closely with the industry<br />
to find a solution: over months of<br />
fundamental research, and multiple<br />
optimization stages, Hohenstein<br />
developed a negatively charged<br />
textile finish which attracts the<br />
positively-charged allergens like a<br />
magnet.<br />
Now, in partnership with the<br />
Stuttgart-based bedding manufacturer<br />
Centa-Star, Hohenstein<br />
has turned this textile finish into a<br />
marketable product: AllergoProtect<br />
– a trio of products consisting of<br />
mattress topper, duvet and pillow,<br />
which retain over 99.5% of the<br />
allergens inside the filling and the<br />
cover, even under great mechanical<br />
strain, for example when the<br />
bedding is shaken. This means the<br />
allergens are not breathed in and<br />
no longer cause allergic reactions.<br />
During washing, the allergens<br />
bound to the fibers are removed<br />
from the filling of the bedding,<br />
and the physical binding function<br />
AllergoProtect – a<br />
trio of products<br />
consisting of mattress<br />
topper, duvet<br />
and pillow, which<br />
retain allergens in<br />
the filling and the<br />
cover, even under<br />
great mechanical<br />
strain. © CentaStar<br />
of the textile is regenerated – and<br />
remains fully effective even after<br />
10 washes at 60°C in a domestic<br />
washing machine using heavyduty<br />
detergent followed by tumble<br />
drying.<br />
Hohenstein also helps with market<br />
positioning, thanks to its quality<br />
label and regular quality control<br />
of the materials that are used.<br />
araştırmaları sonunda geliştirdiği<br />
negatif elektrik yüklü tekstil apreleriyle<br />
yeni bir ürün geliştirdi.<br />
Centa-Star firmasıyla işbirliği<br />
yapan bu enstitü, bu ürünü AllergoProtect<br />
adıyla, pazara sürmeye<br />
hazırlanıyor. Bu yenilik yatakta<br />
kullanılan üç kat ürünün bileşiminden<br />
oluşuyor ve alerjik etkenlerin<br />
% 99,5’uğunu yatak dolgu madde-
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