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Samples of OPTIM Fine Fabric.
OPTIM™ Fine fabrics.
Photo by: Bea Lipson

OPTIM™ Fine and OPTIM™ Max

Download and read this information sheet to discover how CSIRO changed the structure of wool to make OPTIM™. (2 pages)

A CSIRO research team transformed Australian Merino wool by stretching and setting the fibres to create new fibres, OPTIM™ Fine and OPTIM™ Max, which have a silk-like touch, distinctive sheen and lustre, yet retain the best properties of wool.

This document details how the wool was stretched 40 per cent making each fibre 3 to 3.5 micrometers finer. The reduced micron was then permanently set in this finer softer form to make Optim™ Fine.

Learn more about the work CSIRO does in Textiles.

OPTIM™ Fine and OPTIM™ Max are registered trademarks of CSIRO Australia.

 

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Materials Science and Engineering
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