If you are concerned about the health effects of EMF – the invisible energy rays emitted by cellphones, Wi-Fi routers, laptops, electric appliances, and other so-called can’t do without conveniences of life today, you are not alone. You are one of a growing community of individuals concerned about the ubiquity of smart appliances, smartphones, home energy meters, and Bluetooth devices indoors, and radio-frequency energy-emitting power lines and cellphone towers outdoors that make it impossible to avoid.
In this article we take a closer look at EMF shielding fabrics and their use case in safeguarding against EMF radiation.
How Do EMF Shielding Fabrics Shield?
The idea of using conductive materials to block the waves on which radiating energy travel is hardly new. Michael Faraday put this concept to work back in 1836 when he used energy wave-dispersing metal in the cage named after him. In similar fashion, EMF shielding fabrics are made of lightweight fabrics like cotton that have thin metallic mesh woven into them that deflect and neutralize electromagnetic energy.
The term attenuation may be new, but it if you look around, it’s going on all around you. The tinted windows of your car attenuate ultraviolet light waves from the sun. Walls are constructed along crowded freeways to attenuate traffic noise. And the lead in the blanket the dentist drapes over your body attenuates harmful X-ray energy.
Likewise, EMF shielding fabrics use materials like copper, aluminum, or mylar to deflect and disburse the energy field before it reaches our bodies. The technical term for how much reduction they effect is attenuation.
The Many Ways to Use EMF Blocking Fabrics
The great thing about EMF attenuating fabrics is that they lend themselves to many uses. They can be used as is, straight out of the box, placed blanket-like on beds in your house to provide EMF protection to you and your family while you sleep each night. And for infants, there are crib covers that fit over the top of the crib.
But if you prefer round-the-clock everywhere-all the time EMF blocking, you can find manufactured items that provide it. There are EMF protection clothing like beanies and caps, running clothes, hoodies, vests, socks, gloves, bed canopies, neck warming thyroid shields – even men’s underwear to protect the reproductive organs from the sterilizing effects of EMF energy. If you can name it, odds are you can find it online.
EMF Shielding Fabric Options
There are number of EMF shielding fabric options that you can choose from. Below are the few of them.
Swiss Shield Naturelle EMF Shielding Fabric
8.2 ft x 32.8 ft
Swiss Shield Naturelle takes yarn composed of cotton fiber spun with 0.02 mm gossamer-thin silver thread and incorporates it into EMF blocking fabric containing 82% cotton, 17% copper, and 1% silver non-conductive lengths of 250cm wide fabric. The end product is translucent, lightweight semi-transparent cotton material that in addition to being highly effective in providing protection from the damaging effects of EMF and RF sources is machine washable and can be used as a decorative curtain, canopy, bed covering, or room divider.
Attenuation Rate: 35 decibels (35dB)
Mission Darkness Titan RF Faraday Fabric Panel
44 in x 36 in
The Titan RF Faraday fabric panel uses a copper and nickel composition to block cell signals including 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, RFID, and radio signals. 44 x 36 inch ( 0.91m x 1.1m) long panel can used to create a Faraday enclosure or tent or applied to a wall as a RFID barrier. Law enforcement agencies and the military use this product to isolate devices in forensics investigations, but it can also be used by civilians to not only reduce and protect against harmful EMFs but to isolate signals in secure facilities and provide overall digital privacy.
Attenuation Rate – 80 to 120 dB
Amradield Military Grade Faraday Fabric
43 in x 197 in
This military grade EMF shielding fabric manufactured by Amradield and made from a blend of highly conductive silver, copper, and polyester, is modeled on the iconic Faraday cage to create a conductive grid that provides protection from cellphone towers, radar, military broadcasts, and microwave signals as well as EMF radiation in emitted by security systems, smart meters, laptops, and other electronic devices. Thicker and more durable than comparable shielding fabrics, it comes in a generous 43 x 197 inch lengths and can be used in constructing concrete walls. But it’s more commonly used to make DIY bags, tests, curtains, blankets, computer covers, or cut into pocket or wallet sized inserts to provide RFID blocking security for credit cards.
Attenuation Rate: 85 dB
Blocsilver EMF Protection Fabric
10 ft x 4.72 ft
Made of 100% silver netting and measuring 10 x 4.72 feet, Blocsilver EMF Protection Fabric is highly effective at blocking EMF emanating from digital TVs, Smart meter, 3G, 4G, and 5G phones, wireless routers, and other wireless applications. Its silver content also provides antibacterial protection. Washable and breathable, it can be used to shield walls and windows against EMF and RF; as a mattress covering; or to line hats and garments.
Attenuation Rate – 35 to 45 dB
Newbeau Radiation Blocking Faraday Fabric
44 in x 36 in
43 in x 108 in
Newbeau RFID signal protecting fabric is 20% copper/nickel and 80% polyester. The material is breathable to allow for cooling, provides protection from signals in a range of 10 MHz to 5 GHZ, and comes in one yard and three yard checker patterned lengths. Used as is out of the box, it can be used as a microwave wave blocking cover for radiation emitting devices such as laptops, WiFi routers, and microwave ovens or used for making radiation shielding maternity lap blankets, computer or smartphone covers, window curtains, blankets, or crib covers.
Atmosure One Yard Copper Faraday Fabric
44 in x 36in
Atmosure has taken a page out of the law enforcement/military complex handbook in coming up with this military grade signal blocking material. Made from a blend of copper, nickel, and polyester fibers, it is made to protect your health as well as your digital data privacy. Made from the same fabric the military uses, it has the capability to block 99% of wireless frequencies including EMF emitting smartphones, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi devices, cellphone signals, RFID, and GPS. Since it comes in an attractive copper and black combination of colors, and lengths of 36 x 44 inches it’s appropriate for making EMF-shielding slipcovers, frequency blocking Wi-Fi and electronic device enclosures, or lap blankets.
Blocks 99% of EMF and EMI
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