Is Silicone Leather Safe And Environmentally Friendly
The silicone leather uses the same raw materials as baby pacifiers. From raw materials to finished leather, all links are green and pollution-free. The product has passed RoHS testing and Reached SVHC224 high-concern substance testing. They Comply with Oeko-tex Standard 100 and Bluesign environmental protection requirements.
Biocompatibility
Silicone is biocompatible with the human body, physiologically inert, anticoagulant, and non-carcinogenic. These characteristics make silicone widely used in modern medicine, and it can be made into artificial joints, artificial skin and other medical supplies.
The surface of silicone leather can effectively prevent bacteria from entering, protect the injured surface, prevent infection, and has good affinity with the injured surface. It does not contain irritating substances and promotes skin growth. The application of silicone leather in the medical field demonstrates its excellent biocompatibility. When used as an artificial medical material, it will not cause human rejection reactions, has no harm to the human body, and does not stick to the human body’s capillaries, meeting the medical needs of patients.
safe, non-toxic and non-allergenic
The silicone leather was made of liquid silicone rubber (LSR) raw material and fabric (knitted fabric, nonwoven fabric, or the like, and natural fiber, synthetic fiber, or regenerated fiber may be used as the fiber type). The making process is silicone with fabric Coating and curing – a method of manufacturing silicone synthetic leather superior in abrasion resistance.
Uncured silicon is made into a film of a certain thickness with a roller. coated on the fabric, and then completely hardened by pressing the silicon surface with a heat roller having a specific pattern, And a step of coating with a surface treating agent after the above-mentioned process.
Silicone leather does not contain any plasticizers, stabilizers, flame retardants, anti-yellowing agents, etc. during the production process. It does not contain any harmful substances such as PVC, phthalates, short-chain chlorinated paraffin, bisphenol A, heavy metals, formaldehyde, organic tin compounds, phenol, dimethyl fumarate, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, all-carbon compounds, allergenic and carcinogenic disperse dyes, and banned azo dyes. These characteristics ensure that silicone leather is non-toxic and harmless for long-term use and meets national environmental protection standards.
Z.S.R Silicone leather uses the most advanced coating technology, and refuses to use organic solvents and chemical additives during the production process, thus ensuring that all silicone leather in Z.S.R meet different environmental protection requirements:
- No PVC and PU components
- No plasticizers, heavy metals, phthalates, heavy metals and bisphenol (BPA)
- No per fluorinated compounds, no stabilizers
- Extremely low VOCs, no formaldehyde, and continuously improves indoor air quality
- Products are safe, non-toxic and non-allergenic
- Recyclable, sustainable materials are more conducive to environmental improvement.
So, From the manufacturing of silicone leather, silicone leather is safe and environmentally friendly. Solvent-free, Food-grade, Non-toxic, Formaldehyde-Free, No VOC, No DMF.
What is silicone leather?
Silicone leather can be divided into full silicone leather and semi-silicone leather. Full silicone leather means that the entire leather product is made of silicone material, while semi-silicone leather means that part of the material is silicone and the other part is other materials. This material is soft, durable, waterproof, and easy to clean and maintain.
Silicone leather has many excellent properties, such as wear and scratch resistance, natural anti-fouling and waterproof, yellowing resistance, corrosion resistance, and aging resistance. These properties make silicone leather recognized in the high-end market and widely used in various products. In addition, silicone leather has excellent biocompatibility and low cytotoxicity, which meets the standards of the medical field. Full silicone leather means that the entire leather product is made of silicone material, while semi-silicone leather means that part of the material is silicone and the other part is other materials.
custom silicone leather
Z.S.R work with product development manager, product designer, product manager together designs and make the custom silicone skin in an assortment of colors and patterns to fit their product’s needs.
| PROPERTIES | VALUES |
|---|---|
| Material | silicone vegan leather |
| Wide | 1370mm+100mm fabric margin |
| Thickness | fabric thickess+coating thickness |
| 0.4mm leather=0.2mm Silicone±0.02mm+fabric 0.2mm±0.05mm | |
| 0.6mm=leather=0.2mm Silicone±0.02mm+fabric 0.4mm±0.05mm | |
| 0.8mm leather=0.2mm Silicone±0.02mm+fabric 0.6mm±0.05mm | |
| 1.0mm leather=0.2mm Silicone±0.02mm+fabric 0.8mm±0.05mm | |
| 1.2mm leather=0.2mm Silicone±0.02mm+fabric 1.0mm±0.05mm | |
| Color | PMS color or follow sample color |
| Surface layer | 100% baby pacifier material |
| Texture | Lychee/plain/carbon fiber/crocodile/star/kid skin |
| Base fabric | Micro Fibric, Cotton, Lycra, Pique, micro suede, stretchy fabric, Knitted fabric, Non-woven fabric, flannelette, PET, PC, TPU, PI FILM 3M adhesive tape etc |
| Pattern | Lichi Grain, Plain grain, Lambskin Grain, Pigskin Grain, Pin Grain, Crocodile Grain, Giant Pebble, Hami melon Grain, Bark Grainetc |
| Application | Marine, Furniture, Automotive, Healthcare, Sports, 3C Electronic, Baby product. |
| Production Capacity | 1000m-24000m |
The usage of silicone leather
Silicone leather has become a substitute for PVC and PU products. The wide application of silicone leather is not limited to the fashion industry. It is also widely used in military clothing fabrics, aerospace products, decorative furniture products, electronic and electrical leather goods, chemicals, textiles, food, medical and other industries.
Conclusion
In summary, from the biocompatibility of silicone, the raw materials of silicone leather to the production process of silicone leather and the wide application of silicone leather instead of highly polluting materials, silicone leather performs well in safety, environmental protection, biocompatibility and environmental control of the production process, making it an ideal environmentally friendly material.
Z.S.R Group work with the products development manager, product designer, product manager together to customized the silicone leather according to the needs of customers, with fabric base, textures, thicknesses and colors. Our engineers provide sample analysis, which can quickly match customer needs and 100% match sample to meet the customized of different customers’ request. Contact Z.S.R silicone to get your own needed silicone leather
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About Author: Z.S.R International Group
Z.S.R International Group(Hong Kong) co., Limited, is a one-stop supplier for molded silicone products and silicone products molding solution provider in the consumer products field. We offer OEM services from silicone product design to Silicone products contract manufacturing. We have the capability for custom silicone tooling, LSR(Liquid silicone Rubber) molded silicone products, solid silicone molded products, molded silicone multi-colored products. We also can custom molded silicone, custom molded LSR, custom molded dripping injection dispensing(co-injection) silicone multi-colored products.
