30-10-2012 | Virginija Daukantienė, Milda Lapinskienė, Fibers and Polymers, 2012

In the present study the influence of the deformation mode, of the specimen elongation deformation, of the fabrics’ weave type, of fabrics’ direction and of the position of seam allowances in respect to the stitching line on the seam slippage in the raw plain, twill and combined-twill weave ...

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30-10-2012 | Thach-Mien D. Nguyen, SeChin Chang, Brian Condon, Ryan Slopek, Fibers and Polymers, 2012

A new charring agent, a derivative of cyanuric chloride, mono-substituted, dimethyl (4,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazin-2-yloxy)methylphosphonate (CN), was synthesized in good yield and characterized. Its flame retardant and thermogravimetric properties were compared to those of the di-substituted ...

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30-10-2012 | Danmei Sun, George K. Stylios, Fibers and Polymers, 2012

Following the work done previously [1]. In this paper, the effect of various post-finishing agents on the low stress mechanical and surface properties of dyed cotton fabrics, as well as their handle value have been studied. The mechanical properties of the treated cotton fabrics were measured ...

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30-10-2012 | R. H. Guo, S. X. Jiang, C. W. M. Yuen, M. C. F. Ng, J. W. Lan, G. H. Zheng, Fibers and Polymers, 2012

The electroless nickel-phosphorous (Ni-P) plating on polyester fiber using sodium hypophosphite as a reducing agent in alkaline medium was studied. The effects of plating parameters including concentrations, pH and bath temperature of the plating bath on deposition rate of the electroless ...

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30-10-2012 | A. Kumar, S. M. Ishtiaque, A. Das, Fibers and Polymers, 2012

The present paper deals with a detailed study on the effect of progressive yarn extension on diameter, overall packing fraction, radial packing fraction at different radial positions and partial packing fraction at different segments along the length of a fibre. An image processing based ...

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30-10-2012 | Zulfiqar Ali Malik, Noman Haleem, Mumtaz Hasan Malik, Anwaruddin Tanwari, Fibers and Polymers, 2012

Tensile strength plays a vital role in determining the mechanical behavior of woven fabrics. In this study, two artificial neural networks have been designed to predict the warp and weft wise tensile strength of polyester cotton blended fabrics. Various process and material related parameters ...

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30-10-2012 | Yong-Seung Chi, Jun Mo Park, Tae Jin Kang, Fibers and Polymers, 2012

To enhance the strength while retaining the ductility of triptycene polyester, triptycene polyester/SWCNT nanocomposites were prepared. First, two different types of triptycene polyesters containing triptycenes that differ in size were synthesized and their mechanical and thermal ...

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30-10-2012 | Jie Fan, Wei-dong Yu, Fibers and Polymers, 2012

A descaling and oxidation pretreatment was employed to maximize the yield of cortical cells in the disintegration process of wool fiber. The results indicated that the productivity of intact cortical cells was greatly increased by moderate oxidation pretreatment in 1.6 % per-acetic acid ...

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30-10-2012 | Julio M. del Hoyo-Meléndez, Marion F. Mecklenburg, Fibers and Polymers, 2012

Micro-fading spectrometry is a technique that combines visible reflectance spectroscopy and accelerated light aging testing. Therefore, it is a useful tool for determining the light-stability of dyes applied on textile substrates in a relatively short amount of time. Traditional accelerated ...

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30-10-2012 | Matin Mahmoudifard, Ahmad Mousavi Shoushtari, Afshin Mohsenifar, Fibers and Polymers, 2012

CdTe quantum dot/PVA (poly vinyl alcohol) composite nanofiber was successfully fabricated by eletrospinning process. CdTe quantum dots were uniformly dispersed and stabilized into solid nanofiber structure. Spectrofluorometer analysis revealed whenever Q.D’s enter to the PVA solution, due to ...

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