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(London.CityRegions.com, May 11, 2013 ) England, UK -- Fashion designers across the world are hoping that a new tool to fight against pirated knock-off garments is in the pipeline toward being a standard items. The new item is an “invisible thread” that was developed by Swedish researchers to help with such problems.
The thread has been developed under the utilization of technology that is akin to the invisible patterns found on currency.
Chalmers University of Technology researcher Christian Muller noted that the thread has unique optical properties that can be added to garments in a creative array of styles in order to allow the fabrics to be authenticated.
Muller created a partially-invisible version made from a plastic and dye molecule that is able to absorb visible light. The thread is capable of being woven into basic patterns and remains invisible to the naked eye. The same thread can be viewed using a polarization filter, which makes piracy nearly impossible given current pirating tactics.
"Clothing manufacturers could start using the thread right away to put a signature pattern in their garments. The equipment needed to see the pattern is fairly simple, and is already in place at Swedish Customs, for example," he said.
The thread is able to be used with an array of differing dye molecules and differing synthetic fiber textiles, which help it to remain hard to replicate.
"It is very difficult for pirate manufacturers to copy the unique combination. They can obtain the equipment needed to read the pattern and ascertain the optical spectrum produced by a specific signature, but they cannot know which combination of components will produce the specific spectrum," said Muller.
The recent study on the thread was published in Applied Physics Letters journal. It was not previously known whether or not such an article could be created for fabrics that would be visible polarized light. However, according to experts, the technology does hold the potential for increasing innovation in design within the country.
"It will help protect intellectual property rights of design in India," said Wajahat Hussain, assistant professor at State Institute of Design, Rohtak, Haryana.
"Many young designers fall in the trap of copying rather than coming up with innovative and original ideas, the technology may help curb that," Hussain said.
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