TEFLON®
Clothes May Be An ESD Problem
by:
Steve Waldrop
July 24, 2002
Since
about 1997 we have heard of the new Teflon® coated fabrics for clothing. The
idea which is a good one is that they are the ultimate soil release fabrics. These
clothes are seeing an upsurge during the 2002 back-to-school buying season.
As
far as we know these clothes have not been measured for their electrostatic charging
propensity. For use in school and camping - maybe. For use in the electronics
industry - We don't think so.
In
light of our refueling fires series, the extra charging of a person wearing Teflon®
coated clothing getting out of a car may also be an issue. We will keep you updated
as we know more about this trend.
Teflon®
is a registered trademark of DuPont