{{Short description|Auxetic fabric}} {{Advert|date=September 2021}} '''Zetix''' is a fabric invented by Auxetics Technologies, Ltd., a UK company. Zetix is an auxetic material strong enough to absorb and disperse shockwaves from explosions without breaking.<ref>{{cite web|last=Diaz|first=Jesus|title=Zetix Blast Proof Fabric Resists Multiple Car Bombs, Makes Our Heads Explode|date=6 December 2007|url=https://gizmodo.com/330343/zetix-blast+proof-fabric-resists-multiple-car-bombs-makes-our-heads-explode|access-date=16 June 2013|archive-date=18 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518204823/http://gizmodo.com/330343/zetix-blast+proof-fabric-resists-multiple-car-bombs-makes-our-heads-explode|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Usage == Zetix is used in water-activated tape, also referred to as gummed paper tape, a popular form of carton sealing, under the trading name Xtegra™ Tegrabond™.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://southgate.eu.com/articles/southgate-launches-xtegra-tegrabond-brochure/ | title=Southgate Launch Xtegra™ Tegrabond™ Brochure }}</ref>
Zetix is also used in thread and ropes. Knots under tension may be more secure because auxetic material expands when stretched. It is known as Xtegra™ Auxetic Yarn with Kevlar®, outside of the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://advancedfabrictechnology.com/what-is-auxetic/ | title=What is Auxetic }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.homelandsecurity-technology.com/contractors/explosive-ordnance-disposal/advanced-fabric-technologies/ | title=Advanced Fabric Technologies - Homelandsecurity Technology | access-date=2022-06-15 | archive-date=2022-06-27 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627181319/https://www.homelandsecurity-technology.com/contractors/explosive-ordnance-disposal/advanced-fabric-technologies | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080418230430/http://www.auxetix.com/ Zetix manufacturer Auxetix] * [http://www.advancedfabrictechnologies.org/ Advanced Fabric Technologies, LLC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027100024/http://www.advancedfabrictechnologies.org/ |date=2013-10-27 }}
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