Hitoe™ is a highly conductive fabric created by impregnating a knit nanofiber fabric with a conductive polymer—a polymeric compound that allows electricity to pass through.
The nanofiber that constitutes the fabric of Hitoe™ is extremely thin, 1/140 of a human hair, and is even thinner than microfiber, which is called an ultra-fine fiber.
When normal polyester fiber is impregnated with conductive polymers, there is a wide gap between fibers, and the conductive polymers easily peel off as a result of wear and laundering.
In Hitoe™, however, the conductive polymers are firmly anchored in the minute spaces between nanofibers, so they are able to withstand long wear and repeated laundering.
In addition, because Hitoe™ is made from nanofibers, it has a soft hand and may be given adequate breathability and moisture-retaining properties by applying a special coating to the back side. Even after hours of wear, the fabric will not irritate the skin, providing comfortable wearability.