The effect of pH on wool fiber diameter and fabric dimensions Li, Qing, Brady, Rex Peter and Wang, Xungai 2009, The effect of pH on wool fiber diameter and fabric dimensions, Textile research journal, vol. 79, no. 10, pp. 953-957, doi: 10.1177/0040517508099390. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The effect of pH on wool fiber diameter and fabric dimensions Author(s) Li, Qing Brady, Rex Peter Wang, Xungai orcid.org/0000-0002-3549-6769 Journal name Textile research journal Volume number 79 Issue number 10 Start page 953 End page 957 Total pages 5 Publisher Sage Publications Ltd Place of publication London, England Publication date 2009-07 ISSN 0040-5175 1746-7748 Keyword(s) fibre science wool Summary Wool fabrics are often treated under conditions of varying pH in dyeing and finishing processes. It is known that in air the dimensions of wool fabrics change with the amount of fiber swelling at different regain. In this work, it has been shown that a similar relationship between fiber swelling and fabric dimensions existed in water at different pH values. The diameters of Merino and Corriedale wool fibers in water at different pH values were measured with an OFDA 2000 fiber diameter analyzer, fitted with a specially constructed accessory liquid cell. The results showed that the mean diameters of swollen wool fibers in water varied with pH. Minimum swelling was obtained in the range pH 5-7. It was found that the dimensions of wool fabric in water were dependent on the pH. The changes in fiber diameter in water could be attributed to changes in ionic interactions between charged acid and basic groups in wool protein with variations in pH. Language eng DOI 10.1177/0040517508099390 Field of Research 091012 Textile Technology Socio Economic Objective 869999 Manufacturing not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2009, SAGE Publications Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30024603 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 Mon, 01 Mar 2010, 15:28:06 EST Fri, 05 Mar 2010, 11:31:00 EST Fri, 05 Mar 2010, 15:45:19 EST Mon, 08 Mar 2010, 08:52:24 EST Mon, 08 Mar 2010, 13:59:07 EST Mon, 08 Mar 2010, 14:49:25 EST Fri, 24 Feb 2012, 14:07:44 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 14:39:26 EST Mon, 30 Jun 2014, 10:39:12 EST Wed, 09 Jul 2014, 14:44:24 EST Wed, 09 Jul 2014, 14:45:22 EST Fri, 22 Aug 2014, 14:09:56 EST Wed, 01 Oct 2014, 14:49:26 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 7 times in TR Web of Science Cited 8 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1359 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 01 Mar 2010, 15:28:03 EST by Christine Rimmer