Ecological Textile Products

Qoperfinatm
Therapeutic natural copper and organic fiber blend

Since the early 1950's, modern research has clearly demonstrated
the health benefits of cu properties. (1)  Our research establishes that when woven into a fabric and worn next to the skin, amino acid copper complexes are absorbed into the body. 

Qoperfina® Copper yarn combines the finest combed organic cotton and/or alpaca with pure and natural Angelina copper staple fiber, an intimate blend yielding an incredibly soft, durable and healthy fabric with both fashion and therapeutic properties. This high-tech performance yarn is suitable for knit and woven applications, including apparel, intimate wear, socks, home textiles and furnishings, bed and bath.

Medicinal features:

Qoperfina® Copper yarn is anti-microbial with anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties.

Copper’s sterilization and deodorization capabilities prevent the growth of bacteria, fungi, and germs.

Qoperfina® Copper yarn has anti-inflammatory properties.

Qoperfina® Copper yarns are thermal regulating.  Fabrics containing copper hold body heat, emanating from within and redirect this warmth back to the body, while the porosity of the textile allows for  the circulation of air so that the body can still “breathe”.  Copper fibers have conductive and anti-static properties.

Qoperfina® Copper is an anti-stress yarn that may help shield the human body against electromagnetic waves that deplete our natural serotonin and melatonin, the hormones that help guide our sleeping pattern and protect against some pathogenic effects.  Technical uses could include protective shielding against electric and electromagnetic interference from electronic devices such as cell phones and computers.

Qoperfina® Copper  yarns provide protection from UV radiation

Qoperfina® Copper yarns are suitable for high performance, active wear and technically intelligent textile applications, yet can be machine washed and dried like any other washable garment.

Qoperfina® Copper yarns can be dyed, without affecting the color of the copper fiber that can be pleated, crushed, crinkled or given an aged lived-in look, adding texture to luminous color.  Metal fibers can be combined with soft alpaca fibers for luminous accents or therapeutic applications.

Cellulose is a polymeric derivative of sugar, which when allowed to react with certain compounds gives substituted celluloses that then contain substituents with chelating reactivity that bond Cu.  When this fiber is placed in contact with the skin amino acids and other chelating agents in the stratum corneum form Cu complexes by ligand exchange and these complexes are absorbed through the skin, producing many useful pharmacological effects as a result. These include, but are not limited to, relief from rheumatism, arthritis and stress.

Copper containing fibers can protect the human body from harmful electromagnetic frequencies and facilitate the recovery form harmful electromagnetic radiation. (2)

(1)      Sorenson, J.R.J.:  Copper Complexes for Therapy of Cancer and Autoimmune Diseases.   In:  Copper and Zinc in Inflammatory and Degenerative Diseases.  Rainsford, K.D., Milanino, R., and Sorenson, J.R.J., eds., Kluer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, pp 113-124(1998).

            Sorenson, J.R.J.:   Pharmacological Activities of Copper Compounds.  In:  Handbook of Metal-Ligand Interactions in Biological Fluids:  Bioinorganic Medicine Volume 2.  (G. Berthon, Ed.).   Marcel Dekker, NY, pp. 1128-1139 (1995)

.Sorenson, J.R.J.:  Antiarthritic, Antiulcer, and Analgesic Activities of Copper Complexes.  In: Proceedings of the Second International Society For  Trace Element Research in Humans, Tomita, H. Ed., Springer-Verlag, Tokyo, pp. 261-268 (1990).  (Invited)

(2)        Sorenson, J.R.J.:    Essential Metalloelement Metabolism and Radiation Protection and Recovery.  Radiation Research 132:19-29 (1992).

            Sorenson, J.R.J., Soderberg, L.S.F., Barnett, J.B., Baker, M.L., Salari, H., and Bond, K.B.:  Radiation Protection With Cu(II)(3,5-DIPS)  Rec. Trav. Chim. 106(6-7):391, (1987).  (Invited)