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Evaluating the softness of animal fibers
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posted on 2004-01-01, 00:00 authored by Xin LiuXin Liu, Lijing Wang, Xungai WangSoftness is an important property of textile fibers, and animal fibers in particular. At present, there is no reliable method for objectively evaluating fiber softness. This paper examines a simple technique of such evaluations by pulling a bundle of parallel fibers through a series of pins. Softer fibers with lower bending rigidities and smoother surfaces should have lower pulling forces. Alpaca and wool fibers are used in this study to validate this technique, and the results suggest that pulling force measurements can reflect differences in fiber softness.
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Textile research journalVolume
74Issue
6Pagination
535 - 538Publisher
SageLocation
Thousand Oaks, Calif.Publisher DOI
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0040-5175eISSN
1746-7748Language
engNotes
The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Textile research journal, Vol 74, Issue Number 6, 2004, © SAGE Publications Ltd, 2004 by SAGE Publications Ltd at the Textile research journal page: http://trj.sagepub.com/ on SAGE Journals Online: http://online.sagepub.com/Publication classification
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