People have higher and higher commands regarding health protection with the rising living level. What follows economic transformation and life value change in Taiwan is low birth rate which is also the pervasive tendency in all advanced countries. Impacts of infertility and declining birthrate result in two inferior groups - the pregnant women and infants, forcing the society to face subsequent health-protection and nursing for both groups. In addition, our surroundings are abundant with electronic products as electronic technology advances and is widely used. The derivative electrostatic and electromagnetic waves negatively influence people’s health, which results in great amount of protective clothing on market. This research plans to develop the functional protective clothing which dwindles electromagnetic radiation and benefits health-protection for people. The fasciated yarn is made with stainless steel fibers as core yarn and bamboo charcoal fibers as the wrap yarn on a rotor-twister machine. Next, the fasciated yarn is used as weft yarn while PET polyester filaments and elastic yarn are used as warp yarn. The bamboo charcoal (BC) /stainless steel (SS) elastic warp knitted fabrics are fabricated with weft yarn and warp yarn using a warp knitting machine and are characterized with electromagnetic protection, magnetic, thermal retentivity and anions. After the properties evaluation and parameters adjustment, the development of manufacturing BC / SS elastic warp knitted fabrics is completed. This research also plans to apply the resulting fabrics in fashionable functional support belt which meets requirements of health emphasis, health preservation and aesthetic. The support belt will be fashionable in stead of traditional in appearance, increasing its value-added; moreover, the resulting health support belt will possess functions of heat-preservation and electromagnetic protection.
