Influence of pH on hygral expansion, relaxation shrinkage and extensibility of wool fabric Li, Qing, Brady, P. Rex and Wang, Xungai 2007, Influence of pH on hygral expansion, relaxation shrinkage and extensibility of wool fabric, Fibers and polymers, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 230-233, doi: 10.1007/BF02875797. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Influence of pH on hygral expansion, relaxation shrinkage and extensibility of wool fabric Author(s) Li, Qing Brady, P. Rex Wang, Xungai orcid.org/0000-0002-3549-6769 Journal name Fibers and polymers Volume number 8 Issue number 2 Start page 230 End page 233 Publisher Korean Fiber Society Place of publication Seoul, South Korea Publication date 2007-03 ISSN 1229-9197 1875-0052 Keyword(s) wool pH hygral expansion relaxation shrinkage extensibility fibre science Summary The standard tests for relaxation shrinkage and hygral expansion of wool fabric take no account of pH. It is shown in this work that the pH of the solution in which wool fabric is relaxed as part of the procedure for measuring dimensional properties has a significant influence on the results. At around pH 4.8, which is close to the isoelectric point of wool, the hygral expansion reaches its greatest value and drops at both lower and higher pHs. A similar relationship between pH and extensibility of wool fabric was observed. Values of relaxation shrinkage were found to be dependant on pH. The reasons for the pH dependence of dimensional properties are discussed and these include changes in wool fiber swelling, yarn crimp and polymer relaxation phenomena with changes in pH. Language eng DOI 10.1007/BF02875797 Field of Research 091012 Textile Technology HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©Springer Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30007244 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation GTP Research Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 08 Oct 2008, 11:14:06 EST Thu, 09 Apr 2009, 09:32:49 EST Mon, 08 Jun 2009, 12:18:15 EST Mon, 08 Mar 2010, 14:00:37 EST Fri, 24 Feb 2012, 13:19:04 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 08:33:29 EST Fri, 22 Aug 2014, 16:30:38 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 8 times in TR Web of Science Cited 7 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1343 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 29 Sep 2008, 08:49:55 EST