Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

Industry: Textiles

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Manufactured fibers

Break spinning

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A direct spinning process for converting manufactured fibre tows to spun yarn that incorporates prestretching and tow breaking with subsequent drafting and spinning in one operation.

Carboxyl end group

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The chain-terminating (-COOH) group found in polyamide and polyester polymers.

The application of a semi-liquid material such as rubber, polyvinyl chloride, or polyurethane to one or both sides of a textile material. Once the coating has been dried (and cured, if necessary), it ...

Contact angle

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The angle between the surface of a liquid and the surface of a partially submerged object or the container at the line of contact. The smaller the contact angle, the greater the wettability of the ...