In 21^st century, take advantage of high technology to enhance the technical content of textiles, to raise the additional value of products, which has become one of the important talismans for textile manufacturer to obtain advantages in sharp market competition. Functional textiles, such as absorption & dry rapidly, anti-bacteria & anti-stinking, anti-ultraviolet radiation and so on, which have become very popular in garments. Also the enhance of life and acceleration of work rhythm make people pay more attention to the function of clothing. Functional textiles have become a fashion of high quality life.

The development of functional textiles has some trends, as following:

At first, protective function: Because the ozone of atmosphere is destroying, which cause that more ultraviolet radiation endanger the people's body, and the skin cancer increases in number. People have realized the importance of anti-radiation, nowdays, all kinds of anti-radiation fabrics become popular. Meanwhile, with the usage of mobile phone and all kinds of electronic products, and people also realize the danger of electromagnetic wave to the body. So many kinds of anti- electromagnetic fabrics turn up. For example, add metal trace in the fiber to produce shield effect and to protect the body.

Secondly, care function: which includes all kinds of anti-bacteria and anti-stinking, promoting the body cycle fabrics and so on. This kind of textiles is always the emphasis of development in textile enterprises, especially in Japan , South-east Asia area, some provinces in China and Taiwan province. For example, now all kinds of infrared textiles are developed extensively by Chinese enterprises, mainly add ceramics powder in fiber to make it has the function to launch infrared; In natural fiber, apocynum textile can reduce blood pressure; also add "crab shell" to the fiber to produce anti-bacteria effect or make the "dismiss insect" ester to microcapsule, then add it to the fiber to produce insect-proof effect. It has been reported that "Vitamin C" fabrics have come out, this kind of fabric can release Vitamin C when it is dressed on body and Vitamin C can infiltrate into the skin.

Thirdly, comfortable function: dress comfortable, nature and feels good, which is the focus point to consumer. Elastic fabric is popular now, because it's style of flippant and soft can feeds consumer's needs of comfortable and flexible. Add hydrophile or protein in fabric, which makes fabric produce negative electricity, then people can feel comfortable, pure and fresh.

Fourthly, environmental protection function: with the increase of life level, people pay more attention to the protection of environment. The new fibers just like Modal, Tencel are more popular now because of their innocuity and recycle. Azo dyes is forbidden, the amount of formol in nonironing garment should lower and lower, which reflect that people pay more attention to environment protection.

Finally, wearing characteristics: for the enhance of life level and acceleration of life rhythm, people are not willing to put more time in garments, and the clothes should easy to take care of. So the development of water-proof, oil-proof, dirt-proof and mildew-proof fabrics make the wearing characteristics more extensively.

Anti-bacteria, anti-ultraviolet ray, absorption & dry rapidly are very important in functional finish. Nowdays, the consciousness of Chinese textile company to develop functional textile products has promoted clearly. Wuxi pacific group co., LTD selected anti-bacteria, anti-ultraviolet ray, and absorption & dry rapidly as study items in functional finishing. They have made a breakthrough in technology and market, which not only makes company more competitable but promote the development of Wuxi textile industry.