Airflow Transfer System

Airflow Transfer System

The Technology that Makes Mattresses Breathe As Evidenced in Memory Foam Mattress Reviews “It’s good, but …” Memory foam mattresses were the next best thing when they were introduced to the world in 1991. They rapidly became popular because they evenly distributed...
Tencel® Lyocell

Tencel® Lyocell

  The Third Generation Cellulosic Fiber   First Generation The first, best known, and most common cellulosic fiber is rayon viscose. Both natural and artificial, cellulosic fibers are manufactured fibers produced from a natural substance – cellulose....
Polyester

Polyester

What is Polyester? The PET fiber for mattresses and pillows Polyester is a polymer of esters. There are many kinds of polyesters, some of them naturally occurring, such as in some seed coatings. A polyester can be thermosetting (hardening with heat) or thermoplastic...
More about Mattresses

More about Mattresses

History, Trends, Types, Marketing, Innovations, Etc.   This blog section is about memory foam mattresses in particular (as is this site) and mattresses in general. The first two articles here are about (1) the 25th anniversary of the memory foam mattress, and (2)...
OEKO-TEX

OEKO-TEX

International OEKO-TEX® Association   OEKO-TEX is pronounced Eco-Tex. The OEKO means eco as in ecology, coming from the Greek word oikos [οικος] (household) and oikonomos [οικονομος] (household management, economy). TEX simply means textiles. In a sense, oeko is...