Enterprise Newsletter - Winter 2007
"An Overview by Auxetix Founder Dr. Patrick Hook
"The key feature of auxetic materials is that unlike conventional materials which get thinner when stretched, they get fatter. Depending on how auxetic materials are used, they can offer improved impact or acoustic absorption, better load distribution, enhanced fracture resistance, the capability to harbour and release entrapped particles, the ability to change colour with tension, and many other commercially significant properties.
"Although the company's IP can be used in a very wide range of commercial applications, a strategic decision was taken earlier this year to focus the company's activities on blast-mitigation fabrics in the short to mid-term. This is in order to consolidate the business and establish the core product in the marketplace.
"The Auxetix blast-mitigation fabrics use a completely new kind of technology known as Zetix, which is designed to save lives and prevent injuries in the event of terrorist strikes, battlefield actions, industrial accidents and hurricanes. While there are a number of blast-defence systems on the market, most are only capable of coping with a single explosion event - once deployed, all significant protection is lost. The Zetix fabrics, however, are designed to withstand multiple blasts.
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