Modern approaches to building woolen fibers with new functional properties

Abstract

Purpose. Analyze data on ways to improve wool fibers by providing them with a set of new physico- chemical properties. Methods. Biochemical, statistical. Results It is found that the prospective is the modification of the wool surface by means of physical and chemical factors, the production of "intelligent" textiles, as well as the use of fiber keratin as matrix for the creation of biomaterials. An effective way of solubilizing wool fibers is proposed, which allows the fraction of microfibrillary proteins to be obtained as a basis for nanotechnology. Conclusions Innovative technologies will provide competitive advantages to textile materials due to the modification of wool raw materials.